Kroger Downsizing

It was announced today that Kroger will be doing cost-cutting measures like closing stores. I suspect the mystery shop program will be the first to go.

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It would depend upon the new labor contracts since mystery shopping results are part of the process. Kroger's earnings were below expectations for the 1st quarter this year so they are belt tightening.

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Several Kroger stores in my area have rats and there have been news reports. Rodents were eating through the bread, pasta and marshmallows. Some were found in the sushi area. The health department came in and shut one store down for several days and when they came back to reinspect, they found more. I know a lot of people are not shopping there now. Let’s hope the new shops aren’t “count the rodent pellet” audits.

@gigishopper wrote:

Let’s hope the new shops aren’t “count the rodent pellet” audits.

Did the rodent make eye contact, smile, and verbally greet you?

I read that 60 stores nationwide were closing and in the same year they are opening 30 new locations so this is a net 30 less stores and they will still have thousands. In my neighborhood there are two Ralphs stores just 3 blocks apart. Why 2 a few blocks apart? Long story.
The article said they typically close 30 underperforming locations per year and open others but they put off closures of old stores during their several year attempt to merge with Albertsons so now they are catching up from that lull in closing stores. This does not mean they will not shut down their mystery shops but the bottom line is they are still making big profits.

I've seen many locations get renovated. One built a new store across the street from it for expansion. The old location was already big with gas and pick-up, but the new location is the size of some superstores. Its layout in the actual store is similar to Whole Foods.

Please don't feed the MSF trolls!

Feeding the MSF trolls bread or other human food is detrimental to their health and the environment. It can lead to malnutrition, disease, and behavioral problems in trolls, as well as water pollution and the spread of pests. Trolls are capable of finding their own food sources and don't require human assistance.

Ewwww. I have noticed those white metal Ecolab mouse boxes in many grocery stores though, so rodents in grocery stores may be quite common.

@gigishopper wrote:

Several Kroger stores in my area have rats and there have been news reports. Rodents were eating through the bread, pasta and marshmallows. Some were found in the sushi area. The health department came in and shut one store down for several days and when they came back to reinspect, they found more. I know a lot of people are not shopping there now. Let’s hope the new shops aren’t “count the rodent pellet” audits.

Im sure they are common, but these are infestations. There are several instances of rodents eating all of the way through a loaf of bread that is on the shelf. I have seen this for myself, so its not heresay. I don't mind seeing the boxes as that means the store is being vigilant.

@MSF wrote:

Ewwww. I have noticed those white metal Ecolab mouse boxes in many grocery stores though, so rodents in grocery stores may be quite common.

@gigishopper wrote:

Several Kroger stores in my area have rats and there have been news reports. Rodents were eating through the bread, pasta and marshmallows. Some were found in the sushi area. The health department came in and shut one store down for several days and when they came back to reinspect, they found more. I know a lot of people are not shopping there now. Let’s hope the new shops aren’t “count the rodent pellet” audits.

Has anyone explained the infestations? Any sabotage? Human carelessness, not necessarily unvolving Kroger employees? Impact from critter lifestyle changes due to carastrophes that have displaced them?

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The store blames the warehouse and the warehouse blames the store. The Kroger that is near my house has been some sort of a grocery store for decades (prior to Kroger, it was a Winn Dixie and prior to Winn Dixie, it was a local grocer.). There has been no new construction of any kind. I live in a very old and established part of the city.

@Shop-et-al wrote:

Has anyone explained the infestations? Any sabotage? Human carelessness, not necessarily unvolving Kroger employees? Impact from critter lifestyle changes due to carastrophes that have displaced them?

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