Supermarket operator Kroger to fill 10,000 permanent posts

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



Mon Jan 23, 2017 | 8:47am EST

U.S. supermarket operator Kroger Co said on Monday it would fill 10,000 permanent positions in its supermarket divisions.

Kroger, which had about 431,000 full- and part-time employees as of Jan. 30, 2016, also said its total active workforce grew by more than 12,000 in 2016.

The world's No. 1 retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc said last week it would create about 10,000 jobs in the United States this year, as President Donald Trump puts pressure on companies to hire more U.S. workers.

Companies such as General Motors Co and Amazon.com Inc have also announced plans to add jobs in the United States.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-kroger-employement-idUSKBN1571NU

[BlueCaliDem]

1. "as President Donald Trump puts pressure on companies to hire more U.S. workers" Reuters still

carrying water for Republicans, I see. Yeah...Trumputin is a real hero to American workers.

[DK504]

8. I remember then they used actually act like the press instead of republican lackeys.

Yeah, it was quite some time ago.

[adigal]

16. #spicerfacts I was going to kid around about this, but saw this!! LOL!!! nt

[yeoman6987]

2. I find these companies traitor to president obama

They easily could of announced all this stuff last summer to help democratic supporters and give Hillary and president obama bragging points. Now? Spit!!! Yes I'm glad that people will get jobs but the timing is political and suspect.

[IronLionZion]

3. And Trump will take credit for it

[mercuryblues]

4. They are not doing this because of Trump

Last summer a super Kroger opened near me. Trump had nothing to do with it.These jobs have been in the works for quite some time.

[Sunlei]

7. the way trump always rolls, he takes credit for everything others do.except bad stuff he blames like

a Republican.

[Stonepounder]

14. I'm not a really big fan of Kroger.

They are outsourcing or consolidating their skilled positions. They are working to going all 'pre-pack' in their meat department, bringing in 'pre-baked'' goods to their bakery, 'pre-made' deli items, and so on. They are cutting back more and more on the skilled workers - those who used to cut meat, slice deli meat, bake the breads and donuts on site, and so on. As they scale back on the skilled workers in those depts, the workers are offered jobs as stockers and the like, with significant pay cuts.

[Sunlei]

5. amazon will start delivery for some lucky grocery store soon &kill off rest of local grocery stores

not kill them off but leech off a percent of their local customers who can afford delivery fees.

by the way amazon, your prime delivery is so annoying, people in their private cars pull up at all hours to hand deliver one item out of a 8 item order. wish they would separate the delivery and the prime movies.

[bluedigger]

6. People aren't eating more food.

Any job gains that Kroger realizes due to increased market share will be job losses for their competitors.

[DK504]

10. People can't afford to eat anymore food.

The $ Stores around me are packed with people trying to buy cheap food stuffs so can feed their families.

[Jose Garcia]

18. You are assuming that there is zero population growth

[dreamland]

9. These jobs won't make a difference.

People are going to need these job to make up for the loss in health care coverage they're going to lose under Prez.Piss.

[DK504]

11. Unemployment is at 5%

that is considered full employment. So he's says going to create jobs when near everyone has a job. At least some of these jobs can move into full time rather than the part time jobs they have been forced to accept.

[adigal]

17. Now stop. #alternativefacts Trump says we are at 42% unemployment. Stop lying. :) nt

[cstanleytech]

12. Sounds like the media is still actively working for Trump because I guarentee you this decision

had nothing to do with Trump.

[onenote]

13. a drop in Kroger's bucket - you probably don't even know the chains that are owned by Kroger

Shop at a Harris Teeter? You're shopping at Kroger.
Shop at Roundy's? You're shopping at Kroger.
Shop at Ralph's? You're shopping at Kroger.

Kroger has over 430,000 employees. An additional 10,000 is around 2 percent. And it doesn't say anything about where they might cut employees by closing stores -- something they've been known to do when the chains they acquire operate in the same communities where Kroger already has a presence.

[YOHABLO]

15. Thank you for bringing this up. I noticed in San Diego at a Ralph's

[Vinca]

19. That's nice. What are they paying?

As little as possible I imagine.