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Kroger set to close 60 stores across the country: Here's where, so far
More reports of Kroger-owned locations shuttering across the country are appearing as employees and customers learning that their closest store is set to close.
The announcements come as Kroger said it would be closing 60 locations in the U.S. over the next 18 months, the company said on June 20.
Erin Rolfes, a spokesperson for Kroger, told USA TODAY the company would not be releasing a full list of closures, but several closing locations have been identified through media reports in several states, including in Illinois, Kentucky, Texas and more.
Interim CEO Ron Sargent said during a conference call on Friday, June 20, that the unprofitable stores being closed were spread around the U.S.
Kroger operated 2,731 stores at the beginning of its fiscal year, meaning the closures represent about 2% of all of its locations.
The chain also reaffirmed its plan to spend between $3.6 billion and $3.8 billion this year on capital expenditures, such as money for building new stores and expanding and renovating existing ones.
Kroger also said it would offer roles in other stores to all associates currently employed at closing locations.
Kroger has not released a full list of stores set to close, but news of some specific closures has emerged.
Some closures have been disclosed by chapters of the United Food & Commercial Workers, a labor union representing approximately 1.3 million retail, meatpacking and food processing workers in the U.S. and Canada. Others have been reported by local media or confirmed by USA TODAY. Here's a running list of Kroger stores tapped for closure:
Georgia
2452 Morosgo Way, Atlanta, Georgia; closing July 19 (per Fox 5 Atlanta and Atlanta News First)
11877 Douglas Road, Alpharetta, Georgia; closing Aug. 16 (per Fox 5 Atlanta and Atlanta News First)
3479 Memorial Drive, Decatur, Georgia; closing Sept. 13 (per Fox 5 Atlanta and Atlanta News First)
3855 Buford Highway, Brookhaven, Georgia; closing Oct. 18 (per Fox 5 Atlanta and Atlanta News First)
Illinois
3311 N. Sterling Ave., Peoria, Illinois; closing about Aug. 2 (per Peoria Journal Star)
Mariano's: 450 W Half Day Rd., Buffalo Grove, Illinois; closing by Aug. 8 (per NBC 5 Chicago)
Mariano's: 144 S Gary Ave., Bloomingdale, Illinois; closing by Aug. 15 (per NBC 5 Chicago)
Mariano's: 2323 Capital Dr., Northbrook, Illinois; closing by Aug. 22 (per NBC 5 Chicago)
Indiana
4526 W. Western Ave., South Bend, Indiana; closing early August (per UFCW Local 700 and South Bend Tribune)
901 Johnson St., Elkhart, Indiana; closing early August (per UFCW Local 700 and South Bend Tribune)
Jay C: 201 High St., Shoals, Indiana (per WBIW and The Shoals News)
Kentucky
4211 S. Third St., Louisville, Kentucky (per Louisville Courier-Journal)
Louisiana
4100 Barksdale Blvd, Bossier City, Louisiana (per SOBO News)
Maryland
Harris Teeter: 11845 Old Georgetown Rd. Rockville, Maryland; closing by July 20
North Carolina
Harris Teeter: 5563 Western Blvd, Raleigh, North Carolina; closing by July 20
Tennessee
1664 East Done Drive, Kingsport, Tennessee; closing Sept. 19 (per United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400)
Texas
1707 W. University Drive, McKinney, Texas (per Dallas Morning News and WFAA)
3410 Gulf Fwy, Dickinson, Texas; closing date June 10 (per KTRK and The Galveston County Daily News)
Virginia
1904 Emmett Street, Charlottesville, Virginia; closing Aug. 22 (per UFCW Local 400)
466 South Cummings Street, Abingdon, Virginia; closing Sept. 19 (per UFCW Local 400)
Harris Teeter: 8200 Crestwood Heights Dr., McLean, Virginia; closing by July 20
Harris Teeter: 950 S. George Mason Dr, Arlington, Virginia; closing by July 20
Harris Teeter: 3600 S. Glebe Rd., Suite W100 Arlington, Virginia; closing by Aug. 4
West Virginia
2908 State St., Gassaway, West Virginia; closing date Aug. 22 (per UFCW Local 400)
Wisconsin
Five Pick 'n Save stores are closing in Wisconsin, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network. Pick 'n Save is owned by Kroger.
Pick 'n Save: 1735 W. Silver Spring Drive, Glendale
Pick 'n Save: 3701 S. 27th St., Milwaukee
Pick 'n Save: 2355 N. 35th St., Milwaukee
Pick 'n Save: 2931 S. Chicago Ave., South Milwaukee
Pick 'n Save: 2320 W. Ryan Road, Oak Creek
Contributing: Sofia Joseph, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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