February 3, 2022 by Bill Schiffner
Kadenwood, Kroger, Level Select
Retail News, Supplier News
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – Level Select has announced a broad-based distribution partnership with select Kroger stores nationally spanning over 1,200 locations. Level Select’s renowned relief and recovery CBD topicals will now be available in the largest grocery retail chain in the U.S., providing convenient access to quality CBD products at retail prices that consumers can
January 18, 2022 by Chain Drug Review
Kroger, Kroger announced its 2022 Food Trends Report
Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — Kroger announced its 2022 Food Trends Report, which predicts emerging food trends, consumer behaviors and popular items for the year ahead. This fourth-annual report centers on the continued dominance of at-home meals, powered by convenience, affordability, social gatherings, and the desire for sustainable and nutrient-rich food items. Kroger’s 2022 Food Trends Report is
October 12, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Kroger, Kroger Delivery, Rodney McMullen
Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI – Kroger said Tuesday that it will offer more customers Kroger Delivery through the addition of new Kroger fulfillment centers powered by the Ocado Group, combining vertical integration, machine learning, and robotics to provide an affordable, friendly, and fast fresh food delivery service. “Kroger Delivery is a thriving part of our dynamic ecosystem and
June 17, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Kroger, Rodney McMullen
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — Kroger on Thursday reported first-quarter results that topped analysts’ expectations. The retailer also raised its guidance for the year and announced a new $1 billion share repurchase plan. “Kroger is even better positioned to connect with our customers than we were prior to the pandemic as a result of our relentless focus on
June 8, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
Kroger
Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. plans to hold a nationwide event on Thursday with the aim of hiring 10,000 associates to support its retail, e-commerce, pharmacy, manufacturing, and logistics operations. “The Kroger Family of Companies is one of the largest employers in the country and our longstanding culture of opportunity has created an environment where many
March 3, 2021 by Chain Drug Review
historic winter storm in Texas, Kroger, Rodney McMullen
Leading Headlines, Retail News
DALLAS — Kroger continues to provide aid to areas impacted by the historic winter storm in Texas, including issuing $270,000 in Helping Hands emergency grants to more than 500 associates, partnering with the City of Dallas and City of Houston and supplying drinkable water to local communities and not-for-profit organizations like Harvest Project Food Rescue, Houston Food Bank, Montgomery Food Bank and The Wilkinson Center.
December 3, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Kroger, Rodney McMullen
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — Kroger reported third quarter comparable store sales growth that beat Wall Street expectations, increasing 10.9% (excluding fuel). Digital sales grew by 108%. The retailer’s earnings also topped expectations. Kroger earnings for the three months ended November 7 were $631 million, or 80 cents per share. That compares to $263 million, or 32 cents
October 27, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Kroger, Restock Kroger, Rodney McMullen
Business, Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — Restock Kroger is delivering cost savings, improved shareholder returns, and a stronger competitive position, the retailer said Tuesday. “Through the Restock Kroger framework and intensity around operational excellence, we are achieving cost savings of over $1 billion each year and are investing savings back into the business with an emphasis on the customer
October 13, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
H-E-B, Humana, Humana Medicare, Kroger
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy
LOUISVILLE – Humana has announced that Kroger Health and its family of pharmacies, Costco, Publix and H-E-B have joined its preferred stand-alone Medicare Part D pharmacy network for 2021. Humana Medicare prescription drug plan members have already enjoyed lower out-of-pocket costs on prescription drugs at more than 5,200 Walmart, Walmart Neighborhood Markets, and Sam’s Club pharmacies
September 23, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Jewel, Kroger, World Mental Health Day Summit & Concert on October 10
Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — Kroger is teaming up with the singer-songwriter Jewel to launch a new event platform called The Wellness Experience by Kroger. The platform will launch with a free live-streamed World Mental Health Day Summit & Concert on October 10 that will bring together artists, business leaders, and mental health experts for a day
June 10, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Albertsons, David Schwartz, Kroger
Leading Headlines, Retail News
GOODYEAR, Ariz.— (Milton) David Schwartz died peacefully at Abrazo West Hospital in here on Wednesday, May 27, 2020 at the age of 74. David Schwartz had an accomplished career in retail drug and grocery stores. Starting his career as a bottle sorter at Skaggs Drug, he rose quickly into senior executive positions. He became executive
April 23, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
Colleen Lindholz, Gravity Diagnostics, Kroger
Leading Headlines, Retail News
COVINGTON, Ky. — Gravity Diagnostics, a privately held CLIA laboratory headquartered in Covington, Kentucky, is working with the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Kroger Co. as the laboratory processing the COVID-19 samples for the newly launched COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites. The partnership was originally created as an extension of the
April 13, 2020 by David Pinto
CVS, David Pinto, Kroger, Walamart
April 13, 2020, Opinion
The U.S. retailing community is totally immersed in the coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, you would be hard put to find any other segment of American society so completely and effectively involved in this international crisis. Walk into a CVS drug store, a Walmart Supercenter or a Kroger grocery store and you are immediately met by a
April 6, 2020 by Chain Drug Review
COVID-19, Kroger, Mary Ellen Adcoc
Leading Headlines, Retail News
CINCINNATI — The Kroger Family of Companies announced the adoption of customer capacity limits to further encourage physical distancing in stores. Beginning April 7, the retailer will begin to limit the number of customers to 50% of the international building code’s calculated capacity to allow for proper physical distancing in every store. “Kroger’s introduction of customer