Kroger Lays Off Nearly 1,000 Employees

The Kroger Co. is reducing its corporate workforce by nearly 1,000 as the grocer makes structural changes to its administrative teams across the United States.

The layoffs will not affect store-level employees or those working in manufacturing facilities and distribution centers. News of the job cuts was reported by Progressive Grocer, a sister publication of Store Brands, after it reviewed a copy of an internal Kroger memo.

In the memo, Kroger CEO Ron Sargent wrote, “These decisions are never easy, but we know thoughtful, yet difficult, choices are necessary to set our organization up for continued success.”

According to the memo, Kroger plans to reinvest the savings in areas that directly benefit customers, including lower prices, new store growth, and more jobs at the store level. Sargent wrote that the grocer is also “building up our real estate capabilities so we can continue to grow our business faster to serve even more customers.”

In February, Kroger laid off about 200 employees across three office sites at its Cincinnati headquarters. Those layoffs included staff working at its headquarters building, as well as the 84.51° data compilation and analysis unit and the technology and digital team.