Groceries are somewhat tougher to come back by in dozens of neighborhoods this yr within the wake of an ongoing retreat from The Kroger Co.
The Cincinnati-based grocery store firm has been shuttering areas since June of final yr, when it introduced a footprint optimization plan that may outcome within the closure of about 60 shops.
Based on a Quick Firm assessment of native media studies and on-line assessment platforms like Yelp, Kroger might be greater than midway by that course of. Some 33 shops have already closed, with at the very least three extra confirmed to this point this yr.
Closures within the months because the announcement largely influence shops underneath the flagship Kroger banner, but in addition embrace Kroger-owned Fred Meyer, Fry’s Meals and Drug, Harris Teeter, Jay C, King Soopers, Mariano’s, Choose ’n Save, and QFC areas.
Kroger has not publicly supplied an inventory of areas that may be impacted by its plan, which was disclosed in a quarterly earnings report and was anticipated to deliver “modest monetary profit.”
It’s unclear what number of jobs have been misplaced by Kroger’s plan. As of early 2025, when it final filed an annual report with the Securities and Change Fee (SEC), it had 409,000 full- and part-time workers. Kroger mentioned it operated 2,731 supermarkets at the moment.
Quick Firm reached out to Kroger for remark.
Kroger additionally announced in August that it was shedding about 1,000 company staff, and through its most up-to-date earnings name this week, it mentioned it deliberate to shut 50 underperforming areas of its Little Clinic walk-in care facilities.
Shares of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) are up over 18% this yr, far outperforming the S&P 500, which is down 1.5% this yr as of Friday.
Job losses and union pushback
Kroger’s choice to shut shops has been controversial, with residents and meals staff’ unions accusing the corporate of abandoning certain communities the place Kroger was the one remaining choice for inexpensive groceries.
The closures come throughout an affordability disaster that has increasingly households throughout America struggling to pay their meals payments.
Based on a current analysis transient from Stacy Mitchell and Katy Milani of the Institute for Native Self-Reliance, grocery deserts—low-income areas the place at the very least a 3rd of residents don’t have quick access to a grocery store—exacerbate this drawback.
The institute has an interactive map that tracks meals entry throughout the nation. One cause grocery deserts have proliferated over the a long time is due to market consolidation, which lets massive chains like Kroger or Walmart get pleasure from a enjoying subject with much less competitors from unbiased grocers.
Simply this week, low cost grocery chain Grocery Outlet introduced that it might close about 36 locations throughout its 2026 fiscal yr.
Which Kroger shops are closing?
Kroger didn’t publicly present an inventory of retailer closures or reply to a request for extra particulars about closures. Based on native media studies and knowledge from on-line assessment platforms, the next areas have closed since Kroger’s 2025 announcement:
Kroger
- 2452 Morosgo Method NE, Atlanta, GA 30324
- 3855 Buford Hwy. NE, Brookhaven, GA 30329
- 3479 Memorial Dr., Decatur, GA 30032
- 11877 Douglas Rd., Alpharetta, GA 30005
- 3311 N Sterling Ave., Peoria, IL 61604
- 4526 W Western Ave., South Bend, IN 46619
- 901 Johnson St., Elkhart, IN 46514
- 4211 S third St., Louisville, KY 40214
- 4100 Barksdale Blvd, Bossier Metropolis, LA 71112
- 1664 E Stone Dr., Kingsport, TN 37660
- 239 W twentieth St., Houston, TX 77008 (closing quickly)
- 6060 Farm to Market 2920, Spring, TX 77379 (closing quickly)
- 9325 Katy Fwy., Houston, TX 77024
- 2300 Gessner Rd., Houston, TX 77080
- 1904 Emmet St. N, Charlottesville, VA 22901
- 466 Cummings St., Abingdon, VA 24210
- 2908 State St., Gassaway, WV 26624
Fred Meyer
- 7250 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98408
Fry’s Meals and Drug
- 1915 S Energy Rd., Mesa, AZ 85206
Harris Teeter
- 950 S George Mason Dr., Arlington, VA 22204
- 3600 S Glebe Rd. W100, Arlington, VA 22202
- 8200 Crestwood Heights Dr., McLean, VA 22102
- 11845 Previous Georgetown Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
- 5563 Western Blvd., Suite 6A, Raleigh, NC 27606
- 5706 Wyalong Dr., Charlotte, NC 28227 (closing quickly)
Jay C Meals Shops
- 201 Excessive St., Shoals, IN 47581
King Soopers
- 5050 E Arapahoe Rd., Centennial, CO 80122
Mariano’s
- 450 W Half Day Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
- 2323 Capital Dr., Northbrook, IL 60062
- 144 S Gary Ave., Bloomingdale, IL 60108
Choose ’n Save
- 1735 W Silver Spring Dr., Glendale, WI 53209
- 3701 S twenty seventh St., Milwaukee, WI 53221
- 2355 N thirty fifth St., Milwaukee, WI 53210
- 2320 W Ryan Rd., Oak Creek, WI 53154
- 2931 S. Chicago Ave., South Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53172
QFC
- 926 164th St. SE, Mill Creek, WA 98012
This story may be up to date as new data on retailer closures is discovered.
