A BELOVED grocery chain has confirmed it will be closing another 11 stores in August, but it has also revealed a $3.8b plan in a major win for shoppers.
The closures are part of a plan to shutter 60 locations across the U.S. over the next 18 months, according to a recent company report.

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This comes after Kroger revealed its new bid to streamline operations.
The grocer shared its plans for a string of store closures in June this year, as many branches have already shuttered their doors for good.
While the company has not specified which stores will close this month, local media outlets have released a list of the affected locations.
Among the affected states are Illinois, Virginia, and Georgia.
The company said it plans to reinvest savings from the closures into improving the customer experience, Fox News reported.
Interim CEO Ron Sargent said, “Unfortunately, today, not all of our stores are delivering the sustainable results we need.”
Sargent added that closing the underperforming stores “will make the company more efficient” and position it for future success.
The company expects a $100 million impairment charge tied to the shutdowns but does not anticipate an impact on full-year guidance.
Kroger operated 2,731 stores at the beginning of its fiscal year, meaning the closures represent about 2% of all of its locations.
The grocery giant has claimed that the affected stores were not profitable and emphasised that the savings generated will be reinvested into improving the company, reports Merca2.0.
The chain has reaffirmed its commitment to invest $3.8b into capital expenditures this year.
This includes the construction of new stores, and the renovations of existing ones.
Kroger has also confirmed that employees will be offered roles at other nearby locations.
List of Kroger stores closing in August
- Colorado: King Scoopers: 5050 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial
- Georgia: 11877 Douglas Road, Alpharetta
- Illinois: 3311 N. Sterling Ave., Peoria Rd
- Illinois: Mariano’s 450 W Half Day Rd., Buffalo Grove
- Illinois: Mariano’s 144 S Gary Ave., Bloomingdale
- Illinois: Mariano’s 2323 Capital Dr., Northbrook
- Indiana: 4526 W. Western Ave., South Bend
- Indiana: 901 Johnson St., Elkhart
- Virginia: Harris Teeter: 3600 S. Glebe Rd., Suite W100, Arlington
- Virginia: 1904 Emmett Street, Charlottesville
- West Virginia: 2908 State St., Gassaway, West Virginia
This comes after The Sun reported that Kroger plans to open at least 30 more stores nationwide earlier this year.
Ronald Sargent, interim CEO of Kroger, confirmed the details in June.
He said: “Today, we are on track to complete 30 major store projects in 2025,” Sargent told investors.
“Looking forward, we expect to accelerate new store openings in 2026 and beyond in high-growth geographies, growing our overall square footage and adding new jobs.”
Kroger isn’t the only popular retailer undergoing a major switch-up.
Another iconic department store announced a string of closures across multiple states in May.
As part of the company’s turnaround strategy, Macy’s shoppers will see 66 store closures across 22 states this year.
The iconic department store chain is currently in the process of winding down operations at a number of underproductive stores.
The nearly 70 stores getting the axe are considered “non-go-forward” locations, part of the company’s Bold New Chapter strategy announced in February last year.
Macy’s aims “to return the company to sustainable, profitable sales growth” via the plan, which involves shutting down roughly 150 underproductive locations over three years, the company shared in a January press release.
US braces for ‘45,000 store closures’
Some 45,000 bricks-and-mortar stores could close in the next five years, experts have warned.
Several major retailers have announced store closures or gone out of business altogether in recent years.
Chains such as Foot Locker, Sally Beauty, Tuesday Morning, Shore City, Z Gallerie, and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams have all gone out of business.
Bed Bath & Beyond has closed all of its brick-and-mortar stores and is now an online-only retailer.
The most affected retailers have been clothing, consumer electronics, sporting goods, hobby, book, music, and home furnishing stores since the start of 2019.
UBS has predicted the total number of retail stores will drop by 45k from 958k to 913k.
Despite that, the report says that certain stores should thrive while others decline.
It said retailers such as Walmart, Costco, Home Depot, and Target, could be among the winners.