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Posted on 08/13/2026 4:37:09 AM PDT by Red Badger
Your local Kroger may be in danger of closing.
A new report has revealed 39 Kroger supermarket stores some of which are identified under a different banner have closed its doors.
The closings won’t end there though.
Dozens more are set to close its doors by the end of 2026.
Fox Business was the first to break the story and provided insight on what led Kroger to make the tough call:
Kroger has closed at least three dozen stores since announcing plans last year to shutter 60 locations that were not “delivering sustainable results” by the end of 2026.
The Cincinnati-based grocery giant did not release a full list of stores or banners slated for closure, but online searches listed 39 locations across nine banners as no longer operating. Local reports also confirmed that many of the locations were part of the broader store overhaul.
As of January 2026, Kroger operated 2,697 supermarkets across 35 states under roughly 20 banners, including
Fred Meyer,
Fry’s Food and Drug,
Harris Teeter,
Jay C,
King Soopers,
Mariano’s,
Pick ’n Save,
QFC,
Ralphs,
according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
The company said the closures are intended to help it “run more efficiently and ensure the long-term health of our business,” according to FOX 26 Houston, which reported that two Houston-area locations were slated to close in April.
The closures come as Kroger announced plans last month to acquire regional grocery chain Giant Eagle for $1.65 billion, which would add another 197 supermarkets and 11 standalone pharmacies across northern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Indiana.
Kroger in recent years has seemed more interested in selling shopper’s data than keeping their stores open.
WKYC reported more on Kroger cashing on its customer’s data:
Grocery store loyalty programs offer customers digital coupons, fuel discounts and product recall notifications in exchange for membership. However, a Consumer Reports investigation has found that Kroger, one of the nation’s largest grocery chains, collects and monetizes shopper data on a scale that exceeds typical retail practices.
According to the investigation, retail loyalty programs typically require customers to provide their name, home address, email address and phone number during signup. Store chains then track purchasing patterns to build customer profiles. While this practice is common across the industry, Consumer Reports found that Kroger has developed what it characterizes as a sophisticated data collection and analysis operation.
“Store chains often collect your name, home address, email address, and phone number. Then study what’s in your grocery cart. Many retailers do this, but Kroger, one of the largest grocery chains in the U.S., is doing it in a much bigger, profitable way,” said Derek Kravitz, an investigative reporter with Consumer Reports.
The investigation found that Kroger uses collected data both internally and sells it to third parties for targeted marketing purposes. The company’s precision marketing division generated an estimated $527 million last year. These alternative profit ventures now account for more than 35% of Kroger’s net income, according to Consumer Reports.
Watch Senator Josh Hawley expose Kroger:
VIDEO AT LINK..........
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I go to the Tom Thumb close to my house in Dallas. Never heard of the Tom Thumb convenience store in the South but will be in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and the Carolinas and will looking for them. Thanks!
Yeah, I think the sale was killed by the Feds.
Thanks for the visual. I will keep am eye out
HEB chased them out of San Antonio 20 years ago. I do miss the occasional lobster sale...
QFC and Safeway are probably #1 and #2 in the metro Seattle market for full service grocery stores.
You can tell that Safeway knows QFC is going bankrupt in King County (Seattle).
Safeway has significantly raised prices, and their sale prices are rare and very small.
QFC employees work like they know their store brand is mortally wounded.
We shop mostly Harris Teeter and Aldi.
THAT SHOPPER IS NOT GOING TO KROGER EVERY WEEKEND-—
THEY STOPPED SENDING WEEKLY FLYERS 2 YEARS AGO.
I SHOPPED AT SMITH’S REGULARLY FOR OVER 18 YEARS. KROGER AFFILIATE. BUT I LIVE OVER 24 MILES ONE WAY FROM THE STORE-—I AM ONLY GOING TO DRIVE THAT FAR WHEN I CAN SCAN THE FLYER & SEE ITEMS THAT ARE ON SALE & THAT IS CAN STOCK UP ON.
I AM NOT GOING TO MAKE A ROUND TRIP ON THE IDEA OF “MAYBE”.
THEIR ONLINE INFO IS DIFFICULT TO BROWSE, BUT I HAVE SCORED A COUPLE OF TIMES. OVER 3 YEARS NOW. I JUST GO TO WALMART & I BROWSE THE LOCAL RALEY’S FOR MEAT ON SALE.
You found it out, without me…
Sniff…
More food deserts?
We refer to the Kroger near us as Ghetto Kroger because you feel like you’re in the Hood going there. We only buy a few items there and I dread going there.
Actually, that’s an excellent strategy. Create a fake persona and a separate email address. The checkout person deserved a tip for that.
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dems been creatin registered voters using this strategy for years
My hubby and I go around the house and eyeball everything and make a list on the cute grocery list stationery he printed out. Cleaning, paper supplies, kitty food, and groceries (eats and stuff for homemade treats). And an occasional new pair of socks or something.
Write out the list on the kitchen counter with the usual assistance of Anika, one of our six rescue kitties. She loves watching Star Trek reruns with her daddy.
Off to the store, Walmart and then maybe Albertsons and bounce by the house to unload an square away before going to a locally owned meat market for our next long term meals preparing (we’re currently finishing up bbq).
No phone in our face. It’s on our hip or tech pocket for emergencies.
And just want to take a moment out of the day to say I love you all with all my heart, stay safe out there, watch your six, Jesus Loves You, and my brother in law that had a series of strokes is now back home again, out of the care center, and has had his gastric feeding tube removed as he has worked hard and with Jesus’ Help is now eating by mouth on his own and is back to therapy at home.
Spending the mornings sitting in the carport with my sister watching the birds and squirrels as the breeze soothes, enjoying their farm together once again until The Lord Jesus Returns for all who believe on His Name.
Same here. I love Publix. People park between the lines. Clean. Quiet. WE have two now. Yeah the prices are probably a bit higher, but they have their twofers, that make it fun to shop, and you can save money. PLus here in Georgia you don’t have to by two to get the half off. Plus, if they screw up and charge you incorrectly you get the item free. Which, happens fairly often. the Krogers sucks wet dog fur in comparison.
“We lost Winn-Dixie, Delchamps, Food World, Albertson’s, IGA, Jitney Jungle and others over the years here in Ft. Walton Beach/Destin Area.
But we gained Aldi’s, Publix and still have WalMart, Sam’s, Target, and a last Piggly Wiggly....................”
Same. We still have one local chain, Greer’s, hanging on but I don’t know how. In the old days one chain would buy out another (Delchamps and Jitney Jungle) but now they just close down.
Hmmm... interesting. Makes more sense knowing their revenue stream now, because I know they don’t care about my business after the manager told me to go shop someplace else if I did not like it when I complained to him one day... so I did!
A good number of people do not cook no not more. They live on fast food and cheap pre-package junk food and eating want ever thy can steal beg or con to get to the next displacement
Here’s an answer.. Kroger is all Union. Lot’s of competition in groceries are not, and used profit sharing arrangements with employees. One huge one comes to mind... Publix Supermarkets. Start as a truck driver— retire with millions their plan.
And then there are the Germans at Aldi Nord in the US. Who bought up 400 Winn Dixie store properties and all of their rail and truck based warehouses in the last 2 years.
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