By Lilli Malone Source: The Columbus Dispatch Kroger locations in central Ohio are testing the use of robots to monitor inventory by scanning items on shelves. The program has already been piloted in areas like Cincinnati and Indianapolis. The tall, rod-shaped robots run up and down aisles in the stores, [...]
By Amaya Nichole Source: Inc. Nearly two years after its $24.6 billion merger with Albertsons collapsed in court, Kroger is attempting to buy another grocery chain. The grocery giant announced this week a definitive agreement to acquire Giant Eagle, a family-owned grocery and pharmacy chain with approximately $9 billion in [...]
By Sam Silverstein Source: Grocery Dive When he addressed investors in March barely a month after becoming Kroger’s CEO, Greg Foran said he intended to make improving the shopper experience a top order of business for the company — but pointed out that he had only had a chance to [...]
Source: CNBC Grocery stores like Kroger are using AI to help find value for perishable food that would otherwise end up in the trash. The data being generated by Flashfood and companies like it are giving retailers insights into consumer behaviors like showing what products will sell, at what price [...]
By David Taube Source: Grocery Dive A group of former Quickway Transportation truck drivers alleged in a lawsuit Thursday that they were illegally overlooked by no-hire agreements between Swift Transportation, U.S. Xpress Enterprises and Werner Trucking Co. The lawsuit alleged a “gentlemen’s agreement” prevented the drivers from getting work, saying [...]
Source: Progressive Grocer The question for grocery leaders is no longer if they should implement artificial intelligence, but how they can use it to create a more human-centric experience. At this year's GroceryTech event in Charlotte, attendees will gain an exclusive look at how the nation's largest traditional grocer is [...]
By Sam Silverstein and Catherine Douglas Moran Source: Grocery Dive Kroger’s new, permanent CEO gave investors a detailed account of the grocer’s standing during the company’s earnings call last week and outlined the areas it needs to address in order to improve its sales growth. Greg Foran, who took on [...]
By Mark Hamstra Source: Supermarket News Kroger’s next CEO will be the first in the company’s 143-year history to be selected from outside the company, the retailer’s top human resources executive told a local media outlet. Tim Massa, chief people officer at Cincinnati-based Kroger, said that selecting the “first-ever external [...]
By Sam Silverstein Source: Grocery Dive When Albertsons’ plan to merge with Kroger imploded spectacularly at the end of last year, analysts were quick to point out that the supermarket operator was up against the clock as it worked to regain its footing. Albertsons seems to have felt the same [...]
By Johnette Cruz Source: WIBC.com Kroger employees in Central Indiana have approved a new three-year contract after months of tense negotiations. The new deal, which covers more than 8,000 members of UFCW Local 700, was ratified with 56% of the vote. The approval follows two previous contract offers that were [...]