Kroger to reportedly cut 3,000 corporate jobs
A major staff reduction is reportedly coming to The Kroger Co.
Media reports indicate Kroger plans to eliminate 3,000 corporate positions by 2029, representing about 37% of the grocery giant’s current 8,200-member corporate workforce.
According to Bloomberg, an internal memo sent by Kroger CEO Greg Foran announced the impending cuts, which rank among the largest layoffs in the company’s history, saying they would simplify operations to enable faster decision-making and better deployment of resources.
“This lets us move vital resources closer to the customer to lower prices, invest in our associates and create a better shopping experience," Foran said in the memo.
In addition, Newsweek reports the memo said that the grocer is already benefiting from an artificial intelligence strategy it launched in September to use AI as a data-driven tool to streamline shopping while making associates more efficient and is rolling out new AI agents which will "cut through the noise of dozens of daily notifications and tasks and surface only the most important information."
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Kroger has already been in the process of scaling back operations for more than a year. In June 2025, the company announced plans to close approximately 60 of its roughly 1,200 Kroger banner locations across 16 U.S. states by the end of 2026, saying it expected to receive a “modest financial benefit” from the closings and would reinvest the savings back into the customer experience.
The store closing news came roughly six months after Kroger and Albertsons called off their $24.6 billion merger amid regulatory push-back. In August 2025, Kroger said that as part of structural changes to its administrative teams, it would reduce fewer than 1,000 administrative roles.
And in April, Kroger shuttered all 18 of its The Little Clinic in-person health clinic locations in the state of Georgia. However, Kroger is also still focused on growth, as evidenced by its July agreement to acquire regional grocer Giant Eagle Inc., which operates roughly 200 stores, for $1.65 billion comprised of $1.25 billion in cash consideration and the assumption of approximately $400 million in outstanding liabilities.
Based in Cincinnati, The Kroger Co. operates approximately 2,800 stores under a variety of banners across the U.S. including Kroger, Fred Meyer, Ralphs, Dillons, Smith's, King Soopers, Fry's, QFC, City Market, Owen's, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker's, Gerbes, Harris Teeter, Pick 'n Save, Metro Market and Mariano's.
