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Kroger CEO Greg Foran has announced plans to eliminate approximately 3,000 corporate positions over the next three years. The reduction aims to lower overhead and improve competitiveness against rivals like Walmart and Costco. The cuts will reduce the corporate workforce from 8,200 to 5,200 employees, with specific role decisions to be communicated in the coming months.
Kroger CEO Greg Foran announced plans to eliminate approximately 3,000 corporate positions over the next three years. The reduction, detailed in an internal memo, aims to lower overhead and improve competitiveness against rivals like Walmart and Costco. The cuts will reduce the corporate workforce from 8,200 to 5,200 employees, with specific role decisions to be communicated in the coming months.
Kroger plans to name Greg Foran, a New Zealand-born former Walmart U.S. chief and ex-Air New Zealand CEO, as its next CEO, becoming Kroger's first outsider to lead. He would replace interim CEO Ron Sargent after Rodney McMullen's resignation following an internal ethics probe; an announcement could come as early as Feb. 9, per Wall Street Journal.
Kroger plans to appoint Greg Foran, the former Walmart U.S. chief and ex-Air Zealand CEO, as its permanent CEO, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move follows the ouster of Rodney McMullen and places interim leader Ronald Sargent at the helm during a leadership search, with an official announcement expected soon.