Kroger to cut 3,000 corporate jobs as CEO Greg Foran launches sweeping restructuring to take on rivals in the battle for cheaper groceries

Kroger is set to cut around 3,000 corporate jobs in the next three years amid a restructuring of its operations and increased utilization of technology in order to become more competitive in terms of pricing. The reduction of jobs will impact around 37% of the company’s 8,200 corporate jobs, according to Bloomberg News. In an internal memo to Kroger employees, the company’s CEO, Greg Foran, announced the move on October 12, 2026, as Kroger faces competition from Walmart, Costco and Aldi.

The company has yet to specify which areas of work will be impacted. Based on an article by Grocery Dive, the decision regarding affected jobs will start being announced in the upcoming months.

Why Kroger is cutting 3,000 corporate jobs

Foran reinforced the need to simplify the company’s organisational structure, reduce overlapping responsibilities and make decisions more quickly. “We have more layers, more handoffs and more overhead than we need,” he wrote in the memo, according to Grocery Dive.

Efficiency improvement through technology usage will be one more thing that the retailer plans to implement.

Foran said the restructuring would help redirect resources towards stores and customers. “Simplifying means making faster decisions and deploying more resources where they matter most,” he wrote, according to Bloomberg.

Kroger’s price war with Walmart, Costco and Aldi

The layoffs are part of a larger strategy to reduce the cost of groceries and enhance the shopping experience amid increased consumer sensitivity to the cost of living. Walmart has increased price discounts on thousands of products, while Aldi has reinforced its presence in the discount retail market.

“Our business is becoming leaner, more focused and more competitive,” Foran wrote in the memo shared with Grocery Dive. He said the company wanted to become more agile and deliver benefits to customers, employees and shareholders.

The restructuring follows leadership changes at Kroger, including appointments of executives with experience at Walmart, as the company focuses on store operations and e-commerce.

Previous layoffs and further cost pressures

According to Kroger's filing for the year 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), it cut down its corporate administrative staff by approximately 1,000 members last year.

Moreover, Kroger also finds itself involved in a lawsuit from its competitor Albertsons regarding the failure of their merger deal of 2024. Albertsons is claiming at least $8 billion from the company, while the trial starts in Delaware on October 19, as per Bloomberg.