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‘The way work gets done is changing across every industry’: Kroger cites AI efficiency push as it cuts 3,000 corporate jobs
Kroger says corporate cuts will help fund lower prices, but an analyst cautions that meaningful savings depend on where the money goes.
Kroger wants to make grocery shopping cheaper, and part of its plan is a smaller corporate workforce. The supermarket giant plans to eliminate about 3,000 corporate roles over the next three years as it expands its use of AI and overhauls operations. CEO Greg Foran says the restructuring will help fund lower prices and investment in…
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