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Kroger closing two more stores, adding to list of closures

Kroger announced in June that it would be closing a total of 60 stores nationwide over the next 18 months.

Greta Cross ,  Jonathan Limehouse   Paste BN
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Two more underperforming Kroger stores will close in Houston this year, adding to the growing list of shuttering locations nationwide.

The Kroger stores at 9325 Katy Freeway and 2300 N. Gessner Road will close by Sept. 30, Kroger Corporate Affairs Manger Shayna Barrett told Paste BN on Aug. 5.

Employees at these stores will be offered the opportunity to transfer to new locations, Barrett said.

The two Houston locations add to a growing list of closing stores in the Kroger family. The chain announced in June it would be closing 60 locations across the country over the next year and a half. Kroger operated 2,731 stores at the beginning of the fiscal year, meaning the closures represent about 2% of all locations.

Why is Kroger closing stores?

Kroger Interim CEO Ron Sargent said during a conference call June 20 the closing stores are unprofitable. However, Kroger reaffirmed during the call it plans to spend $3.6-3.8 billion this year on capital expenditures, such as building new stores and expanding and renovating existing ones.

The closures come after Sargent took over as CEO from Rodney McMullen, who abruptly resigned on March 3 following an internal ethics investigation. The grocer is undergoing a national search for a new CEO.

What other Kroger locations are closing?

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 Paste BN. Here's a running list of Kroger and Kroger family stores tapped for closure as previously reported by Paste BN:

Colorado

  • King Soopers: 5050 E. Araphaoe Road, Centennial, Colorado; closing Aug. 16 (per 9News)

Georgia

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

Kentucky

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

Texas

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 Paste BN 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

(This story has been updated to add new information.)

Contributing: Fernando Cervantes Jr. and Gabe Hauari, Paste BN

Greta Cross is a national trending reporter at Paste BN. Story idea? Email her at gcross@usatoday.com.

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