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 

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 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 

avoid at all costs

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 

Karma is a beast. Enjoy unemployment.

Lots of good FTE and contractors let go from all over the place. Teams merging and being dissolved.

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.

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. They have not given any details on number of people impacted or which areas.

Kroger kleptomania https://www.thenation.com/article/society/retail-grocery-automation-esl-kroger/

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 

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 

Is this going to be an interesting year as it relates to Kroger layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

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 

They also purchased 2 additional offices buildings. Absolutely no one in the industry is doing this...

https://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/kroger-and-albertsons-head-to-court-to-defend-19722724.php

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 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.

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.

Can anybody confirm whether there'll be more cuts in April?

A conference call today discussed simplifying workflow to decrease labor hours.

Is there going to be any reorg or Kroger layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

Make no mistake, the Feb 2024 return to office is a way for Kroger to pay off employees without severance.

Leave while there's still time to do it on your own terms.

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 

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 

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.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/dec/12/us-supermarket-merger-kroger-albertsons

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 

https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/ceos-defend-kroger-albertsons-merger-6092402/

If the market makes a turn soon, do you think there will be Kroger layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

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 

https://seekingalpha.com/news/3891366-krogers-deal-for-albertsons-has-major-implications-across-the-grocery-store-sector

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 

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 

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 

Rumor in the Pittsburgh market is Giant Eagle is ready to sell to Kroger. Can anybody confirm this?

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 

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