I'm a vendor and I go into several Kroger stores. This customer that's what we call our stores we go to is one of the most miserable places any of us have to go to. HEB is by far the best customer we have. First of all, they treat us like we're... — read more
End of the Portland office
With over 1 Billion spent on a failed merger, I overheard a conversation this week about potentially moving all General Merchandise operations to Ohio. This would effectively close the Portland office and unfortunately mean hundreds of us out of work... — read more
Kroger wants to become Best in Class and an Industry leader
Kroger expects Alot from there employees but is not willing to pay them for all they do. Always chasing HEB Publix and in my area Hy-Vee the best way to get quality employees is pay them very well pain and simple. They try to hem haw there way and... — read more
this company does not care about its workers even at general office
avoid at all costs
More job cuts 'eliminated a small number of roles,' including 84.51
For the second time in less than a month, Kroger has announced an undisclosed number of layoffs. On Thursday, the grocer said the lost jobs included positions at its prized consumer insights subsidiary... — read more
Good Riddance Rodney!
Karma is a beast. Enjoy unemployment.
KTD gutted
Lots of good FTE and contractors let go from all over the place. Teams merging and being dissolved.
More Layoffs Announced 2/13
There’s been a re-org for FTEs and contractors will be let go as well. Source: My husband is on a team that received the news from their manager today.
Kroger cuts hundreds of jobs at Cincinnati headquarters, other local facilities
The job cuts, which took place late last week, include people at Kroger’s downtown headquarters, its 84.51 data compilation and analysis unit at Fifth and Race streets downtown and its Kroger Technology & Digital team in Blue Ash and downtown in the... — read more
Kroger Layoffs Just Announced
Kroger Layoffs just announced. They have not given any details on number of people impacted or which areas.
Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You Thought
Kroger kleptomania https://www.thenation.com/article/society/retail-grocery-automation-esl-kroger/
Now we are going to the office 4 days a week?!
What’s going on? Why are we now required to be in the office 4 days a week? What will leadership do to help with this as it’s basically a demotion. We aren’t getting cost of living wages, the Fred Meyer office as no food or coffee options and the... — read more
Albertsons sues Kroger after federal judge blocks merger
Grocery giant Albertsons called off its nearly $25 billion merger with Kroger after a federal judge temporarily blocked the union Tuesday in an effort to protect consumers from increasing costs. Albertsons is also suing the rival grocery chain... — read more
Kroger Layoffs 2025
Is this going to be an interesting year as it relates to Kroger layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
New "dynamic pricing"
Whose brilliant idea was this? If they wanted to find a way to pi-s off customers, the general public, AND legislators, then job well done! There's no way this can end badly for the company. None at all. /sarcasm This company is run by complete and... — read more
Kroger return to office now 3 days a week starting January 1 2025
They also purchased 2 additional offices buildings. Absolutely no one in the industry is doing this...
Kroger and Albertsons head to court to defend merger plan against US regulators' objections
https://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/kroger-and-albertsons-head-to-court-to-defend-19722724.php
Kroger Technology merger restructuring
Welp we just got our "every 3-year" layoff/restructuring announcement in relation to the Albertsons merger. This one sounds very similar to Digital Transformation in 2019. They are performing talent evaluations and "get to know you meetings". Lots of... — read more
Kroger hiring cheap labor overseas
Kroger is laying off hundreds of US customer service personnel in favor of hiring overseas vendors do do the job. I know because I'm one of them being fired.
Kroger lost all employee respect
I'm so happy I'll be gone from here soon. I don't want to work for a company that treats its employees like cr-p and expects loyalty in return. Sc--w that.
Rumors of more cuts
Can anybody confirm whether there'll be more cuts in April?
Pharmacy layoffs coming
A conference call today discussed simplifying workflow to decrease labor hours.
Kroger Layoffs 2024
Is there going to be any reorg or Kroger layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
Return to office = layoffs
Make no mistake, the Feb 2024 return to office is a way for Kroger to pay off employees without severance.
Kroger is done
Leave while there's still time to do it on your own terms.
If you're not expecting layoffs, you are not seeing the big picture
Please, people, for the love of everything sacred to you, make preparations for the possibility of being laid off. Look at the writing on the wall. It's not about 'if' we'll have layoffs, it's about 'when' it will happen. Be proactive or you'll end... — read more
I remember when it was about the customer
They have cut so many hours!! If they would just add an extra shift to every dept they would see a big difference in sales & freshness. I remember when it was about the customer.. it is far from that now . Things set empty because there is usually... — read more
This company is crooked
Raising prices and having record profits and expanding while people cannot even afford to eat. I don’t work here just wanted to say **** this corporation that I no longer shop at (or any of the related brands) this is a monopoly.
‘We’re really worried’: US supermarket mega-merger raises mass layoff fears
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/12/us-supermarket-merger-kroger-albertsons
Uncomfortable Rodney: BCG won't save you from Tom Cotton!
I was one of the people who worked 7 day weeks for Kroger during COVID, only to find out, on Thanksgiving, that I no longer had a job. So it brings me great joy to watch Rodney squirm, exactly two years later, in front of Senator Tom Cotton. After... — read more
CEOs defend merger
https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/ceos-defend-kroger-albertsons-merger-6092402/
Kroger Layoffs 2023
If the market makes a turn soon, do you think there will be Kroger layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?
Unions push to stop Kroger-Albertsons merger
Thousands of unionized retail workers from the Mid-Atlantic to the West Coast are lobbying regulators and lawmakers as part of a broader effort to nix the $25 billion merger between supermarket operators Kroger and... — read more
"Kroger's deal for Albertsons has major implications across the grocery store sector"
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3891366-krogers-deal-for-albertsons-has-major-implications-across-the-grocery-store-sector
In addition to the merger, we also have more closings
Kroger announced on Friday plans to close two locations in the Metro Atlanta area before the end of the year. Kroger cited declining sales and negative profit as the reason behind the... — read more
Is my grocery store closing? 7 questions about the Kroger, Albertsons mega-merger
Supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons Cos. will merge in a $24.6 billion deal involving nearly 5,000 stores and the potential to transform the grocery landscape in Dallas-Fort Worth and across the... — read more
Everybody else is laying people off
Look around, most of the retailers are currently in the process of laying people off. It's only a matter of time before it's our turn. Don't think we're safe for one minute. If you're not preparing for the possibility of being cut, then you might be... — read more
Any truth to the rumor Kroger is getting ready to buy Giant Eagle
Rumor in the Pittsburgh market is Giant Eagle is ready to sell to Kroger. Can anybody confirm this?
Earnings report
Tomorrow we'll know how the last quarter did and consequently how worried we need to be about more cuts any time soon. I didn't use to wait for financial reports for the company because I didn't care, but I've noticed that layoffs nearly always... — read more
KROGER HAS BECOME A DUMP
I am an employee at Kroger, and I am embarrassed to say I work there. Ukraine looks nicer than our stores do. They are a disaster. My store has rats the size of footballs running around in Produce, and the shopping carts are always rolling around... — read more