Kroger
American retail company
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| 2025 | Union tests at over 30 King Soopers stores in Colorado discovered more than 300 expired price tags, with overcharges averaging nearly 15% above expected prices. |
| 2025 | An internal Kroger audit at a western U.S. store found approximately 6% of price tags were incorrect, which exceeds the company's own 1% error threshold for pricing accuracy. |
| 2025 | The Guardian, Consumer Reports, and the Food & Environment Reporting Network conducted a comprehensive investigation revealing widespread pricing discrepancies at Kroger stores, identifying over 150 items with expired sale tags across 26 stores in 14 states and Washington, D.C., with an average overcharge of $1.70 per item (18% above advertised sale price). |
| December 2024 | A U.S. district judge ruled against the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, stating it would be detrimental to consumers and employees. |
| December 10 2024 | King County Superior Court Judge Marshall Ferguson ruled to block the merger, stating the deal may substantially lessen competition in Washington state. |
| July 2024 | UFCW local unions determined that the proposed divestiture of 579 stores to C&S Wholesale Grocers would potentially reduce consumer medication access and harm pharmacy competition nationwide. |
| July 9 2024 | Kroger released a list of 579 stores to be divested to address anti-trust concerns from the Federal Trade Commission. |
| February 2024 | Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser filed a lawsuit attempting to stop the merger, arguing it would significantly reduce competition and harm Coloradans. |
| February 2024 | Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to block the Kroger-Albertsons merger, arguing the deal would raise prices, lower quality, limit consumer choices, and harm workers. |
| January 2024 | Washington state sued to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, citing potential harm to consumers. |
| May 2023 | The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) publicly announced their opposition to the Kroger-Albertsons merger deal. |
| November 29 2022 | Kroger and Albertsons chief executives appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel to defend their proposed merger. |
| October 14 2022 | Kroger announced a merger with Albertsons in a $24.6 billion deal. |
| April 5 2022 | Kroger launched Kroger Restaurant Supply in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, expanding into food service distribution. |
| October 2021 | Kroger announced expansion of its online delivery service into South Florida, with plans to build two automated fulfillment centers. |
| September 23 2021 | A mass shooting occurred at a Kroger location in Collierville, Tennessee, resulting in one death and 13 injuries before the gunman committed suicide. |
| August 2 2021 | Kroger elected Elaine Chao to its board of directors, a former US Cabinet member under Presidents Bush and Trump. |
| July 2021 | A wrongful-death lawsuit was filed against Kroger by the family of employee Evan Seyfried, alleging workplace bullying. |
| February 2021 | Kroger announced closure of stores in Long Beach and Seattle in response to hazard pay mandates. |
| January 2021 | Long Beach City Council passed an ordinance mandating hazard pay of US$4 an hour for large grocery stores like Kroger. |
| 2020 | Kroger sold Owen's chain of stores. |
| 2020 | Kroger reported annual earnings of US$1.907 billion and annual revenue of US$122.286 billion, representing a 0.4% increase from the previous fiscal year. |
| November 20 2020 | Kroger reported quarterly revenues of US$29.72 billion, with earnings increasing by 87.7% during the pandemic year. |
| April 2020 | Kroger's market capitalization was valued at US$25.9 billion, with company shares trading at over $32 per share. |
| March 2020 | Kroger began providing essential workers with 'hero pay', a US$2 per hour raise during the pandemic, which lasted until May 2020. |
| 2019 | Kroger banned the use of Visa credit cards at two of its subsidiary chains, Foods Co. Supermarkets and Smiths, citing rising costs from premium cards. |
| November 2019 | Kroger unveiled an updated logo with the 'Fresh For Everyone' tagline and expanded online wine delivery to 19 states plus Washington D.C. |
| September 2019 | Kroger partnered with the Plant Based Food Association to test a plant-based meat retail concept in 60 stores across Denver, Indiana, and Illinois. |
| March 2019 | Kroger announced expansion of its service with robotics company Nuro to Houston, Texas, using autonomous Priuses. |
| 2018 | Simple Truth reached $2 billion in annual sales, demonstrating significant growth since its launch. |
| 2018 | Simple Truth became the first Kroger brand to be introduced in China, launching on Alibaba's Tmall platform and expanding the company's international market presence. |
| 2018 | Kroger sold Main & Vine concept store. |
| 2018 | Kroger sold Turkey Hill convenience store chain. |
| 2018 | Kroger sold Loaf 'N Jug, Kwik Shop, Quik Stop, and Tom Thumb convenience store chains. |
| December 4 2018 | Kroger announced a deal to sell food inside Walgreens stores through Kroger Express, offering meal kits and solutions. |
| October 2018 | Kroger launched online wine delivery in 14 states in partnership with DRINKS. |
| June 2018 | Kroger announced testing driverless cars for grocery delivery through a partnership with autonomous car company Nuro, marking a significant technological innovation in their distribution strategy. |
| May 24 2018 | Kroger announced the acquisition of Home Chef for $200 million, with potential additional $500 million in incentives. |
| May 17 2018 | Kroger announced a partnership with Ocado to improve its e-commerce program, including plans to construct 20 new automated fulfillment centers. |
| April 10 2018 | Kroger announced plans to hire approximately 11,000 new employees, including 2,000 managerial positions. |
| February 2018 | Kroger announced the sale of 762 convenience stores to EG Group for $2.15 billion, retaining just over 20 convenience stores. |
| 2017 | MasterCard became the network for Kroger's newly branded 1-2-3 REWARDS credit card, which was issued by U.S. Bank. |
| 2017 | First Kroger Marketplace store opened in Huntsville, Alabama. |
| 2017 | Kroger sold Copps Food Center chain. |
| May 10 2017 | Kroger opened its first 'Fresh Eats MKT' convenience store in Blacklick, Ohio, a new prototype store concept. |
| May 1 2017 | Kroger announced a 12-year campus marketing agreement with the University of Kentucky, including naming rights to Commonwealth Stadium, which was renamed Kroger Field. |
| February 7 2017 | Kroger purchased Murray's Cheese. |
| 2016 | Kroger sold Scott's chain of stores. |
| September 16 2016 | First Kroger Marketplace in Mississippi opened in Hernando, expanding from twelve to sixty-four aisles. |
| April 2016 | Kroger made a 'meaningful investment' in Lucky's Market, an organic foods supermarket chain with 17 stores across the Midwest and Southeast. |
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