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Kroger, Walgreens To Stop Sale Of E-Cigarettes Amid US Vaping Crackdown

Kroger Co and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc have said that they plan to stop selling e-cigarettes at their stores, amid heightened regulatory scrutiny of va...

Kroger To Layoff Several Store Employees

Kroger Co is looking to lay off several store employees holding middle management roles, amidst the supermarket chain's push to improve delivery and in-sto...

Walgreens Changes Firearm Policy, Joining Kroger And Walmart

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc said it would stop shoppers from carrying firearms in its Walgreen stores, joining Walmart Inc and Kroger Co in tweaking...

Kroger To Roll Out Private Label Plant-Based Meat Products

US retailer Kroger plans to launch its own line of meatless burger patties, as the supermarket chain tries to cater to a growing appetite for plant-based m...

Kroger And Walgreens Extend 'Exploratory' Pilot Project To Knoxville

US retailer Kroger has announced plans to extend its 'exploratory' pilot project in collaboration with Walgreens to Knoxville in Tennessee. Commencing t...

Amazon's Share Of CPG E-Commerce Falls As Rivals Make Gains: Nielsen

New data from Nielsen has found that Amazon's share of the overall CPG e-commerce market has fallen as rival operators make gains, however, the Seattle-bas...

Ahold Delhaize-Kroger Tie-Up Would Create 'Significant' Buying Benefits, Analyst Says

A leading retail analyst has said that a tie-up between retail giants Ahold Delhaize and Kroger would create a 'formidable' grocery operator in the US mark...

Kroger Commences Construction Of Automated Warehouse In Florida

Kroger has announced that it has commenced the construction of its second high-tech customer fulfilment centre in the USA. The Florida-based project is...