Nearly a year and a half after Kroger announced sweeping reductions to its national store footprint, the grocery giant has largely made good on its promise, a Fast Company review has found.
At least 50 Kroger-owned supermarkets have closed since June 2025, when the then-interim CEO, Ronald Sargent, said during an earnings call that the company would shutter roughly 60 underperforming stores by the end of 2026.
With less than three months to go, the plan appears to be more or less on track.
The store closures have cut across Kroger-owned supermarket chains in at least 18 states—and few brands have been spared.…