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 Sam Silverstein Source: Grocery Dive The FTC’s bid to block the deal is based on an overly narrow definition of the grocery marketplace, the top legal officials of Ohio, Alabama, Georgia and Iowa said Wednesday in an amicus brief. Dive Brief: The attorneys general of Ohio and three other [...]
By Lennie Wyatt Source: Medium As a person who knew Brigid Kelly personally and professionally, I wanted to express my appreciation to the news media for their coverage of Brigid’s passing. The outpouring of responses to Brigid’s passing from all walks of life or political parties are a breath of [...]
By Timothy Inklebarger Source: Supermarket News Some 3,000 union workers at 38 Kroger grocery stores in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio have rejected a new contract proposal and authorized a strike that could take place “at any moment,” the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 announced on Friday. A [...]
Source: WBNS Ohio Thousands of Kroger union members have voted in favor of a new three-year contract, avoiding a potential strike. The Cincinnati-based company, Kroger, presented an updated contract last week to the UFCW Local 1059, the Columbus chapter of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union. Union negotiators tentatively [...]
By Diane Adam Source: Winsight Grocery Business Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. union members this week reached a tentative agreement with the grocery retailer, potentially averting a strike that could have sent more than 12,000 workers to the picket line. The new contact, however, awaits the approval of union membership. A vote [...]
By Sarah Donaldson Source: NBC 4 Ohio Kroger union members in central Ohio inched closer to establishing a picket line Friday after a majority rejected the grocery chain’s most recent contract offer and authorized a strike. Even though more than 80% of members in the Columbus division who voted were [...]