Author: Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer

Procter & Gamble said it would raise prices between 5 to 9% on baby care, feminine care and adult incontinence products in the U.S.

Kroger’s new facility is powered by robots and set up to process thousands of digital orders within a 90-mile radius.

Kroger said it will close three stores in Los Angeles after local officials mandated $5-per-hour hazard pay for grocery and drug store workers.

Kroger’s growth was driven by changing consumer food habits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Total sales surged to $132.5 billion in 2020.

Kroger is closing two Seattle stores in April after local officials imposed a mandatory $4-per-hour raise as hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Cincinnati-based supermarket chain said the payment will go to associates who receive the full doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Kroger removed a nonprofit from a list of organizations eligible for donations after it learned it had unwittingly supported a militia group.

Kroger’s winning streak amid the pandemic continued as the grocer reported second-quarter results that beat Wall Street expectations.