Kroger will shutter close to 60 locations across the country over the next 18 months, the supermarket giant announced on Friday, June 20.
According to Kroger's first quarter 2025 sales report, the company expects a "modest financial benefit" will result from closing "approximately 60 stores." Kroger also said it intends to reinvest the savings from the closures into the "customer experience."
Kroger will offer roles in other stores to all associates currently employed at closing locations, the report says.
Concerning the shuttering locations, Erin Rolfes, a spokesperson for Kroger, told USA TODAY in an email that the company "will not be releasing the store list at this time."
Kroger operated 2,731 stores at the beginning of its fiscal year, meaning the cuts represent about 2% of all of its locations.
