Kroger makes another big payroll error "I just want what’s supposed to be mine" said one of the impacted employees Salon · Jun 6, 2023
Petco vs. Chewy: Which Is the Worse Stock to Buy? Petco Health and Wellness reported Q1 2023 earnings on Wednesday. Its stock got hit hard, but so too did Chewy. While Petco took the bigger hit, neither is a slam dunk in the future. Barchart · May 24, 2023
Is the grocery industry broken? In a world where we're forced to choose between monopolies, it becomes apparent that the grocery industry is broken Salon · May 9, 2023
West Virginia settles with Kroger, opioid money now tops $1B West Virginia has settled with Kroger for $68 million over its role in distributing highly addictive prescription painkillers into the U.S. state that has lost more lives to opioid overdoses per capita than any other The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
Kroger Ditches Print Ads — Where To Find Coupons Now Due to declining newspaper circulation, Kroger is ditching its printed ads for a digital format. Kiplinger · May 3, 2023
Shareholder activists sue the SEC, alleging bias Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics. Ballotpedia · May 2, 2023
Grocery workers oppose Kroger/Albertsons ‘mega-merger’ LAKEWOOD, Calif. — Southern California grocery workers and community supporters held a rally Thursday at a Ralphs grocery in Lakewood to oppose the planned $24.6 billion merger of supermarket giants Kroger and Albertsons. The Orange County Register · Apr 7, 2023
Grocery wars: Publix will face off with Kroger in Kentucky, but will it stop there? Publix is heading into Kroger country with an expansion to Kentucky this year, but industry experts say they don’t see the Florida grocery giant expanding far beyond the Southeast anytime soon. Orlando Sentinel · Mar 30, 2023
Kroger cashier wows customers with speedy service that keeps the queue to a minimum A woman has taken to social media to praise a supermarket worker at Kroger for his speedy service, as he races her 20-odd food items through the check out in just 21 seconds Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2023
Farmworkers use Florida march to pressure other companies Farmworkers are leading a five-day, 45-mile trek on foot this week from one of the poorest communities in Florida to a mansion-lined, oceanfront town that is one of the richest The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2023
Self-driving trucks to deliver robot-fulfilled grocery orders to Kroger stores Kroger is about to add another layer of automation to its customers’ online grocery orders filled by robots at its new $55 million fulfillment center in southern Dallas. Tribune News Service · Mar 15, 2023
Your groceries will get stocked by robots and delivered by self-driving trucks (if you shop with Kroger) Also if you live in Dallas. Fortune · Mar 15, 2023
Big stores see how we spend. Here are 4 things they say about the economy Retailers have dropped a flurry of financial reports. They paint a messy and conflicting picture about our consumer economy. WEKU · Mar 4, 2023
Kroger to spend $770 million more on employee pay and benefits this year amid ‘labor hoarding’ trend A tight labor market has bosses doing something they don’t like to do: spend more on wages and benefits. Fortune · Mar 3, 2023
Motorsport · Feb 25, 2023 Ricky Stenhouse Jr: "Nothing compares" to Daytona 500 win Under a tent leaking from pouring rain and with temperatures in the 40s, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. met with an excited group of race fans in the parking lot of a Ralph’s supermarket in Fontana, Calif., on Friday afternoon.
Fortune · Feb 19, 2023 Kroger workers who quit are getting texts and emails from the company asking them to come back A tight labor market has bosses doing something they don't generally do: Asking workers who left to please return.
Miami Herald · Feb 14, 2023 Call it ‘slavery.’ Call it ‘forced labor.’ A Florida man did it to people who pick melons MIAMI — If you bought melons sold at Kroger, Schnucks, Walmart, its big box club offspring, Sam’s Club or other chains, they might’ve been harvested or packed by H-2A visa workers provided by Los Villatoros Harvesting, a Bartow company run by Bladimir Moreno. If they were, that fruit reached your…
StockNews.com · Feb 8, 2023 3 Great Stocks to Buy More of Today While the Fed’s interest rate increases have shown some success in easing inflation, the stronger-than-expected jobs report suggests that the Fed has more work to do. Continued interest rate hikes will likely push the economy into a recession. Amid an uncertain economic backdrop, it could be wise to buy shares…
Salon · Jan 28, 2023 The most popular grocery chain in the US A recent survey shows millennials are shopping differently than Gen X and Boomer customers
Tribune News Service · Jan 18, 2023 WA Supreme Court clears way for Albertsons' $4 billion dividend The Washington state Supreme Court has swept aside the last legal obstacle to a $4 billion dividend by Albertson to its shareholders ahead of a controversial proposed merger with rival Kroger.
The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2023 W.Va. announces $83 million opioid settlement with Walgreens West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the most per capita overdose deaths
Tribune News Service · Jan 13, 2023 Egg prices are sky-high. When will they come down? A humble supermarket staple is no longer.
StockNews.com · Jan 6, 2023 3 Value Stocks Worth Your Attention in 2023 With the Fed slated to increase rates aggressively this year to curb inflation, value stocks could shine again. Thus, investors could invest in shares of fundamentally strong stocks Biogen (BIIB), Dow Inc. (DOW), and Albertsons Companies (ACI) that are trading at attractive valuations. Continue reading….
Salon · Jan 1, 2023 Food and agriculture stories for 2023 There’s a great need for change, change that large institutions will likely fight
StockNews.com · Dec 30, 2022 2 Stocks You Can Buy This Week for Less Than $50 Recessionary fears continue to weigh on investors’ sentiment as inflation is still soaring high, and the Fed is likely to continue with its aggressive interest rate hikes. With prospects of a mild recession next year, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally strong stocks Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) and Albertsons…