More stores that Kroger plans to close have come to light as the Cincinnati-based supermarket giant intends to shutter 60 locations nationwide.
Through media reports and other sources such as labor unions, USA TODAY has updated its running list of Kroger supermarkets that will close. Erin Rolfes, a spokesperson for Kroger, told USA TODAY previously that the company would not release a full list.
In a June 20 call with Wall Street analysts, interim CEO Ron Sargent said unprofitable stores will close in the next 18 months, The Enquirer previously reported. The closures represent about 2% of the chain’s 2,731 stores in 35 states.
Are any stores in Ohio affected? Here’s what to know.
Updated list of Kroger supermarkets to close
While Kroger isn’t planning to close any stores in the Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky region, as reported by The Enquirer, it’s not known if the company’s other Ohio supermarkets have been spared.
Here’s the running list of Kroger stores to close, including supermarkets from its family of companies like Mariano’s, Jay C, Pick ‘n Save and Harris Teeter, as reported by local media or in a statement from United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400:
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Five Pick ‘n Save stores are closing in Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network. Pick ‘n Save is owned by Kroger.
The company said it expects a modest financial benefit from the closures, after a $100 million impairment charge, and pledged to reinvest the savings from the closing into the customer experience, per The Enquirer’s previous reporting. It will also offer roles in other stores to all associates currently employed at affected stores.
How many Kroger supermarkets are in Ohio?
Kroger operates 196 groceries in 114 Ohio cities, according to its website, including 26 in Cincinnati and 16 in Columbus.
USA TODAY reporters Fernando Cervantes Jr., Gabe Hauari and Jonathan Limehouse, as well as Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Sofia Joseph, contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Some Kroger stores are closing. Are any in Ohio? See the updated list
Reporting by Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer / Cincinnati Enquirer
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