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QuietKRConsumer & retail · HQ US · Updated 1 November 2026

No job cuts reported at Kroger in the last 90 days. The last was on 29 January: Kroger filed WARN notice for permanent closure of Clackamas, OR location affecting 4 employees, effective 2026-04-05.

76Job cuts announced · 12 months
<0.1%Of its ≈453,000 staff
3Rounds of cuts · 12 months
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The last 12 months

DecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNov2026-01-29: Kroger filed WARN notice for permanent closure of Clackamas, OR location affecting 4 employees, effective 2026-04-05.2025-12-03: Kroger filed a WARN Act notice for a plant closing affecting employees at its Oklahoma City, OK facility.2025-11-16: Kroger filed a WARN Act notice for 72 employees affected at its Maywood, Illinois location (1900 S Maywood Dr.).724
CutsBuyouts, plans and signsHiringBigger mark = more jobs named

No cuts this quarter. No cuts announced in the last 90 days.

Which jobs, and where

Countries named
US

How it compares in consumer & retail

  1. British American Tobacco19.6% of staff
  2. Diageo7.2% of staff
  3. Ocado5.3% of staff
  4. John Lewis Partnership5.0% of staff
  5. Tyson Foods1.9% of staff
  6. Pilgrim's Corp0.5% of staff
  7. Coca-Cola0.5% of staff
  8. Kroger<0.1% of staff

Job cuts announced in the last 12 months, as a share of each employer’s workforce.

The evidence

Every report behind the rating, newest first, with its source. How we decide

Nothing from Kroger, a formal notice or a named outlet about its workforce in the last 90 days.

Earlier on the record (3 events, up to a year)
  1. 29 January 2026 · Cuts announced · 4 jobs

    Kroger filed WARN notice for permanent closure of Clackamas, OR location affecting 4 employees, effective 2026-04-05.

    Tier 1 · CompanyWARN notice (OR)
    Every report (11)
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed WARN notice for permanent closure of Clackamas, OR location affecting 4 employees, effective 2026-04-05.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed a WARN notice for permanent closure of its Beaverton, OR location, affecting 3 employees, effective 2026-04-05.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed a WARN notice for permanent closure of a Portland, OR location affecting 4 employees, effective April 5, 2026.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed a WARN notice for permanent closure of its Happy Valley, OR location, affecting 4 employees, effective 2026-04-05.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed a WARN notice for permanent closure of its Wilsonville, OR location, affecting 3 employees, effective 2026-04-05.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed a WARN notice for permanent closure of store Kroger-00417 in Eugene, OR, affecting 3 employees, effective 2026-04-05.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed a WARN notice for permanent closure of its Salem, OR location, affecting 4 employees, effective 2026-04-05.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed WARN notice for permanent closure of Wood Village, OR location effective 2026-04-05, affecting 3 employees.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed WARN notice for permanent closure of Milwaukie, OR location affecting 4 employees, effective 2026-04-05.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger announced permanent closure of Portland, OR location effective 2026-04-05, affecting 4 employees.
    • 29 January 2026 · Tier 1 WARN notice (OR) — Kroger filed WARN notice for permanent closure of Portland, OR location affecting 4 employees, effective 2026-04-05.
  2. 3 December 2025 · Cuts announced

    Kroger filed a WARN Act notice for a plant closing affecting employees at its Oklahoma City, OK facility.

    Tier 1 · CompanyWARN notice (OK)
  3. 16 November 2025 · Cuts announced · 72 jobs

    Kroger filed a WARN Act notice for 72 employees affected at its Maywood, Illinois location (1900 S Maywood Dr.).

    Tier 1 · CompanyWARN notice (IL)

Right of reply

Every fact above comes from Kroger’s own statements or from named reporting, so no comment was sought before publication. Kroger can correct the record at any time; anything approved is published here in full.

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This is the Editor’s opinion based on the sources listed.