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KROGER
AND UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS (UFCW) LOCAL 876 RATIFY
AGREEMENT IN MICHIGAN
NOVI, MI – June 21, 2010 –
Associates of The Kroger Co. of
Michigan, an affiliate of The Kroger
Co. (NYSE: KR), have ratified an
agreement with United Food and
Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 876.
The agreement covers over 12,000
Kroger associates who work in 118
stores in Michigan.
“We thank our associates for their
focus on serving our customers
during this process. Kroger and the
UFCW worked together to reach an
agreement that provides our
associates one of the best total
compensation packages in our
industry in Michigan,” said Rick
Going, President of The Kroger Co.
of Michigan. “We look forward to
continuing to provide quality jobs
for our associates and a great
shopping experience for our
customers.”
Kroger, the nation’s largest
traditional grocery retailer,
employs more than 334,000 associates
who serve customers in 2,470
supermarkets and multi-department
stores in 31 states under two dozen
local banner names including Kroger,
City Market, Dillons, Jay C, Food 4
Less, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, King
Soopers, QFC, Ralphs and Smith’s.
The Company also operates 779
convenience stores, 375 fine jewelry
stores, 909 supermarket fuel centers
and 40 food processing plants in the
U.S. Kroger, headquartered in
Cincinnati, Ohio, focuses its
charitable efforts on supporting
hunger relief, health and wellness
initiatives, and local organizations
in the communities it serves. For
more information about Kroger,
please visit www.kroger.com.# # #
Media Contacts:
Dale
Hollandsworth
(248) 536-1521
Meghan Glynn
(513) 762-1304
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