Store closureUnited States
Closes 60 stores
Kroger is closing roughly 60 unprofitable stores across its banners in a multiyear plan, while increasing openings by 30% and planning 14 new stores.
Layoffs Tracker
Kroger Layoffs 2026: Timeline & Numbers
Every Kroger layoff, store closure, and return-to-office announcement we track, newest first, with jobs affected where a source states it. Sources are linked from our coverage where available.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
Kroger at a glance
- Announcements tracked
- 1
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 0
- Layoffs
- 0
- Store closures
- 1
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Latest announcement
2026
1 announcement
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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.
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