RETAIL & E-COMMERCE · CINCINNATI, OH

Kroger layoffs

4,000

Employees laid off

As the company stated them.

2

Layoffs

Since 2025.

Oct 12, 2026

Most recent

About 3,000 employees.

Employees laid off by year

01k2k3k4k 2025: 1,000 employees2026: 3,000 employees 20252026
Chart data
PeriodEmployees
20251,000
20263,000

Layoffs at Kroger

About 3,000 employees

AI · press

Kroger plans to eliminate about 3,000 corporate jobs over three years, roughly 37% of its corporate staff, as its CEO targets excess management layers, handoffs and overhead.

Where
United States (corporate roles)
AI
Press reported AI: WSMV tied the cuts to Kroger's AI push; the CEO memo cited excess layers and overhead.
Sources
WSMV (opens in a new tab) News report, Oct 13, 2026
Supermarket News (opens in a new tab) News report

About 1,000 employees

Kroger said it would cut nearly 1,000 corporate jobs, about 200 of them in the Cincinnati area, in its third round of non-store cuts in 2025. It said the move simplifies the company and frees money for lower prices.

Where
United States; about 200 in the Cincinnati area

How we count

Each layoff is an announcement a company made or confirmed, with at least one source. Employee totals add the numbers as stated: “about”, “at least” and “up to” figures count as given, and layoffs without a number count toward companies and layoffs only. Headquarters filters use where a company is based, not where the cuts happen.

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