In Los Angeles, three stores now set to close include two Ralphs and a location of Food 4 Less. Over the past few weeks, Kroger has announced similar closures in Seattle (two stores) and Long Beach, California (two stores).
I can dig a little deeper! the nation’s largest grocery store chain, Kroger, is closing seven stores after cities have started mandating frontline workers are compensated with a higher hourly rate. In Los Angeles, three stores now set to close include two Ralphs and a location of Food 4 Less.
Which Kroger stores are closing in Los Angeles?
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Kroger is closing three more of its stores in Los Angeles after the city passed a “hero pay” ordinance mandating a $5 pay bump for grocery and pharmacy workers. Sunset Blvd. will be shut down on May 15, according to Kroger.
INDIANAPOLIS — Kroger has announced plans to close its Broad Ripple store sometime in the next month. The Broad Ripple store originally opened 66 years ago in 1954. According to a press release issued Tuesday, the decision to close the Broad Ripple location “follows extensive analysis of its financial performance.”.
No, they’re sitting in their nice houses in the hills or wherever they live, and telling us we don’t deserve an extra $5 an hour.” In Arkansas, Kroger is closing three more stores in the cities of Morrilton, De. Witt, and England. Morrilton and De. Witt both closed July 17, 2021, and the England store is scheduled to close July 31, 2021.
Another common query is “Is Kroger closing stores in Greene County?”.
Now, the grocery store chain is closing even more locations, and this time, the stores are further east. Two Kroger locations in Carrollton and White Hall, Ill.—both in Greene County with almost 50 employees—are closing before the summer, according to the Peoria Journal Star.
Why is Kroger closing low-performing stores?
Back in February, I wrote about the national grocery chain Kroger’s announcement that it was closing low-performing stores in Seattle and Long Beach, California, after the two cities passed laws requiring grocery stores to pay their front-line workers additional $4-per-hour “hero pay” during the pandemic.
This of course begs the question “Why are some Kroger stores closing in Seattle?”
In February, Kroger announced that two stores in Seattle would close after the city council passed a $4-an-hour hazard pay for frontline workers. In March, three stores in Los Angeles, two Ralphs and one Food4Less, closed when the city council passed a $5-an-hour hazard pay.
Is Morrilton Kroger closing?
Morrilton and De. Witt both closed July 17, 2021, and the England store is scheduled to close July 31, 2021. Kroger operates 28 stores in Arkansas, employing approximately 3900 employees. “Every year, we evaluate our stores and their success in the communities they serve,” said Victor Smith, President of Kroger’s Delta Division.
Is Kroger going out of business in Illinois?
Another Kroger in Nokomis, Illinois-the only grocery store in the city-was set to close by the end of January last year. A Ralphs and Food 4 Less store in Long Beach, California, and two QFC stores in Seattle were closed in February, and another two Ralphs and one Food 4 Less in Los Angeles were slated to close in May.
Is Kroger going out of business in Peoria?
Two Kroger locations in Carrollton and White Hall, Ill.—both in Greene County with almost 50 employees—are closing before the summer, according to the Peoria Journal Star. When the location in White Hall closes, the closest grocery store will be over 20 miles away for local residents.