Nearly a year and a half after Kroger announced sweeping reductions to its national store footprint, the grocery giant has largely made good on its promise, a Fast Company review has found.
At least 50 Kroger-owned supermarkets have closed since June 2025, when the then-interim CEO, Ronald Sargent, said during an earnings call that the company would shutter roughly 60 underperforming stores by the end of 2026.
With less than three months to go, the plan appears to be more or less on track.
The store closures have cut across Kroger-owned supermarket chains in at least 18 states—and few brands have been spared. In addition to more than two dozen stores under the flagship Kroger banner, closures have impacted Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, King Soopers, QFC, Mariano’s, and other chains.
Some of the shutterings have taken place in communities where fresh food access was already scarce, raising concerns around so-called food deserts.
Sargent’s announcement in 2025 came in the aftermath of Kroger’s ill-fated attempt to merge with Albertsons, a big rival, a deal that was blocked by courts and set off a lengthy legal battle that continues. The trial of Albertsons’ lawsuit against Kroger, seeking $8 billion in damages over the failed merger, began this week.
Since the merger collapsed, Kroger has aimed to be more nimble, slashing thousands of jobs from its corporate workforce and embracing AI -powered solutions in an effort to streamline operations and enhance the customer experience. Under Greg Foran, the current CEO, the company announced a much smaller deal to acquire the pharmacy retailer Giant Eagle.
Which stores have closed?
According to a Fast Company review of local media reports, Google maps, and review data, and store locator tools across Kroger brands, the following 51 stores have closed since June 2025 or will close soon:
Kroger
2452 Morosgo Way NE, Atlanta 30324
3855 Buford Hwy. NE, Brookhaven, GA 30329
3479 Memorial Dr., Decatur, GA 30032
11877 Douglas Rd., Alpharetta, GA 30005
3311 N Sterling Ave., Peoria, IL 61604
4526 W Western Ave., South Bend, IN 46619
901 Johnson St., Elkhart, IN 46514
4211 S 3rd St., Louisville, KY 40214
4100 Barksdale Blvd, Bossier City, LA 71112
G3288 Corunna Rd, Flint, MI 48532
1664 E Stone Dr., Kingsport, TN 37660
239 W 20th St., Houston 77008
6060 Farm to Market 2920, Spring, TX 77379
9325 Katy Fwy., Houston 77024
2300 Gessner Rd., Houston 77080
13133 Veterans Memorial Dr, Houston 77014
6805 Main St, The Colony, TX 75056
2901 Lake Forest Dr, McKinney, TX 75070
3410 Gulf Fwy, Dickinson, TX 77539
1904 Emmet St. N, Charlottesville, VA 22901
466 Cummings St., Abingdon, VA 24210
2908 State St., Gassaway, WV 26624
981 Dunbar Village Plaza, Dunbar, WV 25064
Fred Meyer
1111 NE 102nd Ave, Portland, OR 97220
7250 Pacific Ave., Tacoma, WA 98408
6901 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466 (closing in Jan. 2027)
10201 SE 240th St, Kent, WA 98031
13000 Lake City Way NE, Seattle 98125
8530 Evergreen Wy, Everett, WA 98208
Harris Teeter
11845 Old Georgetown Rd., Rockville, MD 20852
5706 Wyalong Dr., Charlotte, NC 28227
817 N 1st St, Albemarle, NC 28001
5563 Western Blvd., Suite 6A, Raleigh, NC 27606
950 S George Mason Dr., Arlington, VA 22204
3600 S Glebe Rd. W100, Arlington, VA 22202
8200 Crestwood Heights Dr., McLean, VA 22102
King Soopers
825 Colorado Blvd, Denver 80246
5050 E Arapahoe Rd., Centennial, CO 80122
Food 4 Less
7910 Katella Ave, Stanton, CA 90680
Fry’s Food and Drug
1915 S Power Rd., Mesa, AZ 85206
Mariano’s
450 W Half Day Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
2323 Capital Dr., Northbrook, IL 60062
144 S Gary Ave., Bloomingdale, IL 60108
6655 Grand Ave, Gurnee, IL 60031
Pick ’n Save
1735 W Silver Spring Dr., Glendale, WI 53209
3701 S 27th St., Milwaukee 53221
2355 N 35th St., Milwaukee 53210
2320 W Ryan Rd., Oak Creek, WI 53154
2931 S. Chicago Ave., South Milwaukee, WI 53172
Jay C Food Stores
201 High St., Shoals, IN 47581
QFC
926 164th St. SE, Mill Creek, WA 98012
As Fast Company reported in March , Kroger was already well into its store closure plan during the first quarter of this year. The list above is updated through this week and shows that store closures have continued since then.
Kroger has not identified which of the above stores have closed as part of the footprint optimization plan announced last year. The company did not reply to a requests for comment about the closures or whether additional closures are planned.
United Food and Commercial Workers, the union that represents Kroger workers, did not respond to a request for comment. Kroger has said that employees affected by the closures would be given the opportunity to apply for jobs at other Kroger-owned locations.
Is Kroger in trouble?
Kroger’s total store footprint declined last year. According to annual financial filings, it had 2,697 locations at the beginning of 2026, compared to 2,731 locations a year earlier.
But in addition to closing stores, the company has also said that will accelerate store openings.
At an investor day event this week, Kroger executives announced an ambitious plan to open 110 new stores by 2029. During the event, David Kennerley, the CFO, projected that the new stores will generate $7 billion in annualized sales on an incremental basis.
Shares of Kroger (NYSE: KR) were up 1.79% on Wednesday, a day after its investor day announcements. However, the stock is down 6.52% over the last 12 months as of Wednesday’s close.
This story is developing and may be updated with new locations as we learn about them.
