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FILE - Shoppers head into an Albertson's grocery store Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, in Cheyenne, Wyo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Mar 25, 2025

Kroger blames Albertsons for merger’s demise in new court filings

Kroger is denying Albertsons‘ claims that it didn’t do enough to ensure regulatory approval of the companies’ planned supermarket merger. In court papers filed Tuesday in the Delaware Court of Chancery, Kroger said Albertsons disregarded the companies’ merger agreement and worked secretly with a partner, C&S Wholesalers, to try to force Kroger to divest more […]

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Aug 7, 2024

Kroger names new mid-Atlantic president

Kroger has named Kate Mora president of its mid-Atlantic division, replacing Lori Raya, who’d held the role since 2021 and is retiring, according to a Tuesday news announcement by the grocery store chain, which has nearly half a million employees across 2,800 stores in 35 states, including 68 stores in Virginia.  Mora will work in […]

Aug 30, 2023

Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: LORI RAYA

In 2021, Raya became president of Kroger‘s mid-Atlantic division, overseeing more than 100 stores in five states and 18,000 employees. She brings more than three decades in the grocery business to the job, mostly spent at Safeway and Albertsons, including as president of Safeway’s Vons division from 2012 to 2015. In 2018, Albertsons acquired Safeway, […]

Oct 11, 2022

Kroger begins effort to eliminate single-use plastic bags in mid-Atlantic stores

Kroger employees wore green shirts that read “Reusable in, Single-use out,” as they greeted customers on Monday with colorful bags. A Kroger located in Henrico County in Central Virginia is the pilot store for Kroger’s initiative to remove single-use plastic bags in the mid-Atlantic division by 2025, according to James Menees, the corporate affairs manager […]

Jul 20, 2021

Kroger Co. names new president of mid-Atlantic division

The Kroger Co. has named Lori Raya as the president of its mid-Atlantic division, the grocery chain announced Tuesday. Raya was previously the chief merchandising and marketing officer for wholesale grocery distributor and retailer SpartanNash, which is headquartered in Michigan. From 2015 to 2018, Raya was division president for Albertsons Cos. Inc. From 2012 to […]

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