Category: Kroger

Major Supermarket Chain Warns Inflation Is About to Impact More Americans

An executive of Kroger, one of the largest supermarket chains in the United States, warned grocery prices are about to become even higher this year as inflation sets in. Inflation is running hotter than previously anticipated, and prices are slated to rise an additional 2 to 3 percent over the second half of 2021, Kroger…


Bystander Sees 3 Young Men Help Elderly Woman Struggling to Carry Groceries to Car—Rewards Them

A good deed was noticed in a Kroger parking lot in Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 2 when an elderly woman was struggling getting her groceries to the car. Local daycare owner Victoria Curtis, 36, saw three young men in the store parking lot spring into action to help the lady, who looked as though she might…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Aug. 4)

The CDC extends the eviction moratorium for two months. We talk to a Chicago property owner and get his thoughts on how to help landlords and tenants alike. Kroger announced today that it’s entering the restaurant business. It’s partnering up with a startup and soon, you will see kitchens open inside its supermarkets. Mergers and…


Kroger Closes 2 Stores in California City That Required ‘Hero Pay’

Grocery chain Kroger said it closed down two California stores Saturday after the Long Beach City Council approved a COVID-19-related “hero pay” ordinance that increased wages by $4 per hour. The pay increase, mandated in January, was for workers who were employed at pharmacies and retail stores with 300 or more employees in the Southern…


Kroger Co. Announces Closure of Three LA Stores After `Hero Pay’ Ordinance

LOS ANGELES—The Kroger Co. announced March 10 it is closing three Los Angeles stores following city council’s vote to approve an ordinance that requires large grocery and pharmacy retailers to offer employees an additional $5 per hour in hazard pay amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A Food4Less at 5420 W. Sunset Blvd., and two Ralphs, one…


Kroger: Some Pharmacy Customer Data Impacted in Vendor Hack

BOSTON—Kroger says personal data, including Social Security numbers of some of its pharmacy and clinic customers, may have been stolen in the hack of a third-party vendor’s file-transfer service. The Cincinnati-based grocery and pharmacy chain said in a statement Friday that it believes less than 1 percent of its customers were affected—specifically some using its…