America’s largest traditional grocer The Kroger Co. is making a bid for rival grocer Albertsons Companies Inc., a move which seems likely to face heavy antitrust scrutiny. Bloomberg broke the story Thursday that Kroger and Albertson’s were in merger talks, with a deal that could be announced as soon as Friday. The combined retailers
The Kroger Co. announced this week the launch of its Our Brands Innovation Summit, a program to enhance and accelerate the selection of private brand items sold across the Kroger Family of Companies. The program is open to store brand suppliers of food and beverage, health and beauty, packaging and more. The summit supports the
This week the Kroger Co. today shared that Home Chef, a subsidiary of The Kroger Co. and the leading meal solutions Retail Brand (private brand) with both a retail and online presence, has collaborated with television host, best-selling author and philanthropist Rachael Ray to bring a new line of meal kits to stores across the
Kroger announced this week the top fall food trends for 2022, which predicts trends, customer behavior and popular items for the upcoming season. With summer at its end, customers are planning for their favorite fall traditions – football games and Halloween. As football season ramps up, customers' top tailgating treats are chips, soft drinks, hot
Today we are excited to announce that Morgan Drummond Sr Director of Private Brand Development MISFITS MARKET will take the Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit stage. The groundbreaking event will bring together the Retail Brand (private brand) industry to discuss the role sustainable packaging, ethical/equitable sourcing, and authentic marketing. This is a can't miss presentation that
Heather Haddon reporter at the Wall Street Journal interviews Yael Cossett Chief Digital Officer at Kroger ALast week at the Groceryshop 2022 convening in Las Vegas, Kroger Co. Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President Yael Cosset shared the grocer's seamless strategy and changes in shopping trends."We know our customers have different needs based
The Kroger Co. this week outlined an updated Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) action plan to support the company's comprehensive ESG strategy and published its annual ESG report. "We live our purpose – to feed the human spirit – through Kroger's commitments to advance positive impacts for people and our planet and create more resilient
Today we are excited to announce that Juan De Paoli, Vice President of Our Brands, Kroger and Denise Osterhues, Senior Director, ESG – Sustainability & Social Impact, Kroger will keynote the Velocity Institute Sustainability Summit. the groundbreaking event will bring together the Retail Brand (private brand) industry to discuss the role sustainable packaging, ethical/equitable sourcing,
This past Friday, September 09, 2022, Kroger Co. held its Q2 2022 Results Conference. The call led by Kroger executives Rodney McMullen, Chairman and CEO, and Gary Millerchip, CFO, detailed the retailer's successful Q2. The Kroger team delivered a strong performance during the quarter, fueled by their strategy Leading with Fresh and Accelerating with Digital.
Kroger announced late last week Smart Way, a new opening price point Retail Brand (private brand). This range brings together a collection of products from 16 existing brands into one, easy-to-find identity brand. "As our customers face an ongoing inflationary environment, we know they are looking to stretch their dollars further than ever before,"
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