Kroger, Walt Disney Explore Joining Forces in Retail Streaming
Kroger and Walt Disney are reportedly considering partnering on a retail streaming deal that would include bringing Disney+ to the food retailer’s grocery delivery program. The companies are in talks to offer a streaming service called Kroger Boost as a free perk, according to people familiar with the matter. report From Bloomberg News. If the […]
Kroger, Albertsons to sell 166 more stores with $25B merger in limbo
Scott Moses defended the Kroger-Albertsons merger, claiming the Kraman Countdown would further reduce grocery prices. Kroger and Albertsons announced Monday that the companies are increasing the number of grocery stores they sell to C&S Wholesale Grocers to address federal regulators’ concerns about food impacts. Proposed $25 billion merger About competition. 166 more kroger & albertsons […]
Fear and loathing in the Kroger parking lot
Kroger’s checkout aisle. The woman in front of me has tried 3 different credit cards so far with no success. Just down the aisle, a baby kept crying until her mother placed an iPad in front of her. Babies will lazily descend into the virtual world, where they will likely spend most of their lives. […]
Kentucky AG sues Kroger for its role in opioid crisis
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit Monday against one of the nation’s largest grocery chains, accusing its pharmacies of helping fuel the state’s deadly opioid addiction crisis. The lawsuit against Kroger claims that the company’s more than 100 pharmacies in Kentucky accounted for more than 11% of all opioid pills dispensed in the […]