The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit on Monday to block the proposed $24.6 billion merger of grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons, citing concerns over potential increases in grocery prices. In its complaint, the FTC said that Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons would eliminate competition, leading to “higher prices for groceries and other essential […]
The attorneys general of 19 different states have sent a letter to Costco and Kroger warning the retail brands against sending abortion pills through the mail. Last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced updated rules that allow stores with pharmacies, such as Costco and Kroger, to dispense the abortion drug mifepristone through […]
WASHINGTON—Skeptical lawmakers from across the political spectrum questioned executives at grocers Kroger Co. and Albertsons Companies Inc. on Tuesday about their planned $25 billion merger amid concerns the tie-up could boost already-high food prices. Senator Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat and chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust subcommittee, said she worried the deal would mean […]
Two of the nation’s largest grocers have agreed to merge in a deal they say would help them better compete with Walmart, Amazon, and other major companies that have stepped into the grocery business. Kroger on Friday bid $20 billion for Albertsons Companies Inc., or $34.10 per share. Kroger will also assume $4.7 billion of […]
More than 400,000 bottles of over-the-counter pain medication sold across the United States have been recalled because the bottles are not child-resistant, according to notices posted on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) website. About 137,300 units of Walgreens brand acetaminophen and 25,660 units of Kroger brand arthritis pain acetaminophen were recalled by Aurohealth. Meanwhile, […]
Kroger is ending certain benefits for unvaccinated workers in order to compel its workforce to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Unvaccinated workers will no longer be eligible to receive up to two weeks of paid emergency sick leave if they get sick with COVID-19 variants. Kroger, the country’s largest grocery chain, employs almost 500,000 employees who interact […]
A man accused of fatally shooting one person and wounding 14 others at a Kroger grocery store in Tennessee on Thursday was identified by police and reportedly had no history of violence, authorities said on Friday. Police identified the alleged shooter as UK Thang, a 29-year-old man who was a third-party vendor for the supermarket […]
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 […]
The CDC extends the eviction moratorium for two months. NTD talks to a Chicago property owner and gets his thoughts on how to help landlords and tenants alike. Kroger announced Wednesday 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 […]
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 […]
Kroger will close two stores in Seattle over the city’s $4-an-hour hazard pay requirement for grocery workers, an escalation of the grocery chain’s push against newly-passed hazard pay laws growing on the West Coast. The company, the largest grocery chain in the United States, will close two of its QFC stores in April in response […]
LONG BEACH, Calif.—Kroger Co. will close two Southern California supermarkets in response to a local ordinance requiring extra pay for certain grocery employees working during the pandemic. The decision announced by the company Monday follows a unanimous vote last month by the Long Beach City Council mandating a 120-day increase of $4 an hour for […]
The checkout aisles at a number of the United States’ largest grocery chains are going to look a little different. Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons are installing acrylic glass sneeze guards in the coming weeks to help protect their employees from the spread of coronavirus as they continue to work on the front lines of a […]
Grocery store chain Kroger announced a $2 hazard pay hourly bonus for those workers operational in its frontline departments amid the CCP virus outbreak, starting from March 29 through April 18. Kroger followed suit to similar companies like Meijer and Savemart who had already announced they will reward their personnel employed in essential operations stemming […]
