Kroger has begun to close 60 stores after failed merger

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    "title": "Kroger has begun to close 60 stores after failed merger - AOL.com",
    "excerpt": "Grocery chain Kroger is making good on its announcement that it will be closing 60 locations across the nation as some stores are already facing closure. In June, Kroger announced that it planned to close 60 stores across the nation. While it did not provide a full list of stores or a specific timetable for the closures, it did note they would largely occur in the 18 months following the announcement. The store announced it would also layoff 1,000 employees along with the closures. Kroger confirmed to the El Adelantado newspaper in Texas that it was closing locations in Houston and Spring. According to a spokesperson who talked to the publication, both of those stores are scheduled to close on April 10. The paper also notes that at least three other Houston-area Kroger locations have shut down since the announcement. The company said the closures represent a paring down of underperforming locations, and said more new stores would be opened in 2026. \"As a result of these closures, Kroger expects a modest financial benefit,\" a company official said during a June earnings call announcing the shutdowns. The 60 stores represent approximately 5 percent of the grocery chain's 1,239 stores. Advertisement Rudy DiPietro, President of Kroger's Texas Division, told the Houston Business Journal in the fall that the company will open \"a bunch\" of new stores in the Houston area over the next...",
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