There are 46 article(s) tagged Kroger:

• August 2021

  • Kroger security guard hires high-powered defense attorneys

    Gregory Livingston, the Kroger security guard charged with fatally shooting Alvin Motley, has hired high-powered criminal defense attorneys Leslie Ballin and Steve Farese to represent him. 

    By Yolanda Jones August 16, 2021

  • Protesters gather at site of fatal gas station shooting

    A week after the shooting death of an unarmed Black man by an unlicensed security guard, protestors staged a boycott of the Kroger fuel station.

    By Rob Moore August 15, 2021

  • Weirich recuses office from Kroger shooting investigation

    Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Thursday, Aug. 12, she is recusing her office from the investigation into a fatal shooting at a Kroger gas station because of a possible conflict of interest.

    By Yolanda Jones August 13, 2021

  • Family of man shot, killed at Kroger gas station seeks justice

    “Alvin Motley had a right to exist, pump gas and play his music because this is America, and nobody has the right to kill a young Black man for playing music,” says civil rights attorney.

    By Yolanda Jones August 11, 2021

• July 2021

  • Oh, snap: This week’s best photos

    Our favorite photos this week include a Kroger employee who’s claiming a $1 million prize because she got a coronavirus vaccine; baristas at Memphis Zoo; new developments in Binghampton, and a tight spot at Torchy’s.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff July 03, 2021

• January 2021

  • Memphis, your mashed potatoes are in the mail

    Idahoan Foods is saying thanks to Memphis and the residents who consumed 8.5 million servings of the company’s instant mashed potatoes last year. 

    By Tom Bailey January 28, 2021

  • AutoZone’s Germantown location moving

    AutoZone in Germantown is moving from its current location near Kroger on Farmington Boulevard to a larger spot on Poplar Avenue.

    By Abigail Warren January 21, 2021

• October 2020

  • Kroger sells vacant land in Washington Bottoms

    Kroger did build a fuel center on the north end of the site, but just sold the other, still-undeveloped 17.3 acres for $2.6 million.

    By Tom Bailey October 27, 2020

• September 2020

  • Calkins: How a sophomore basketball player at BTW wound up dead at a Kroger gas station

    A year ago, Cameron Pryor was on a winning team. On Monday, he was killed trying to carjack an SUV. His shooting may have been ruled justified, but the path that took him to that Kroger was a civic tragedy.

    By Geoff Calkins September 25, 2020

• June 2020

  • We visited 25+ groceries and here’s what we found

    Most grocery stores do a decent job complying with Health Department regulations to address the pandemic, but only one gets 100% and it's Costco, which requires a membership. 

    By Jennifer Biggs June 22, 2020

  • Union presses for Congress to protect food supplies, workers

    Kroger and Prairie Farms targeted by Teamsters rallies seeking congressional action to protect America’s food supply chain and its workforce.

    By Wayne Risher June 10, 2020

• March 2020

  • Coronavirus daily blog: Avoid crowds of 50, CDC says

    Confirmed cases

    Tennessee

    39

    Shelby County

    2

    • Shelby County Schools closing district office
    • Public urged to avoid council meeting
    • Some Walmart stores adjust hours
    • Libraries, community centers to close
    • YMCA branches to remain open
    • Germantown Animal Shelter revises policy
    • One Kroger store affected

    By The Daily Memphian Staff March 30, 2020

  • No shortage of food, but grocers limited by rationing of paper products, bread

    Memphis-area groceries say there’s no shortage of food products, but paper products is another story.

    By Wayne Risher March 27, 2020

  • Grocers adjust to COVID-19 pandemic

    Numerous grocers are adjusting their hours and increasing cleaning efforts to protect customers and employees from COVID-19. 

    By Omer Yusuf March 17, 2020

• November 2019

  • Veterans line up for Thanksgiving dinners

    All the makings for 2,000 Thanksgiving dinners were handed out to military veterans on Thursday at the Fairgrounds.

    By Linda A. Moore November 22, 2019

  • Stepherson Inc. applies for PILOT for Orange Mound Superlo

    With the Orange Mound location, Stepherson Inc. will operate nine grocery stores in the Memphis area, including one in Southaven, Mississippi.

    By Elle Perry November 08, 2019

• October 2019

  • Conaway: Read local

    Kroger serves as a good corporate citizen in its many communities, and its generous support of the Mid-South Food Bank here is one example. However, Kroger can be truly tone deaf about truly local connections.

    By Dan Conaway October 11, 2019

• September 2019

  • Superlo Foods to open in closed Orange Mound Kroger store

    Superlo Foods, a Memphis-based grocery store chain, hopes to open a location in Orange Mound Dec. 1.

    By Elle Perry September 30, 2019

  • Cash back? Kroger now charges for a ‘yes’

    Kroger now charges 50 cents or $3, depending on how much "cash back" you request with your debit card.

    By Tom Bailey September 03, 2019

• January 2019

  • Regional One partners with Cash Saver to open first commercial pharmacy

    Cash Saver brought a grocer to the Southgate Shopping Center after Kroger closed its store last year. Now, Regional One Health is filling the pharmacy void. 

    By Michelle Corbet January 24, 2019

• October 2018

  • Drug collection day is Saturday at four area Kroger stores

    Saturday, Oct. 27, is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Kroger is teaming up with UnitedHealthcare and Cardinal Health Foundation to help remove potentially dangerous medications from homes and safely dispose of them.

    By Wayne Risher October 25, 2018