KROGER

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Kroger’s The Little Clinic on Tuesday announced a partnership that will bring options to certain patients who want live pain-free without prescription opioid medications. The collaboration with Results Physiotherapy will see clinics in Tennessee, Kentucky and Southern Indiana offering patients free consulations and recommendations, which may include physical therapy.

CINCINNATI — Kroger on Thursday reported net earnings of $303 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, and a decline in identical supermarket sales , without fuel, of 0.2% in the first quarter of 2017.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Natural deodorant maker Schmidt’s Naturals is growing its distribution. The company on Thursday announced that its products would be hitting shelves in Kroger banner stores and that it would be expanding into all U.S. Whole Foods Market locations.

CINCINNATI — Kroger is opening an urban two-level store in a revitalized downtown Cincinnati, developer GBBN announced earlier this month, which marks the the return of a central downtown grocery store to the area for the first time since 1969.

“This is a sign that the renaissance in downtown and Over-the-Rhine is here to stay and accelerate,” stated Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley.

CINCINNATI — The Kroger Co. on Tuesday announced the retirement of Jay C and Ruler division president Paul Bowen after 46 years of service, effective June 21. His successor will be named at a later date.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Direct and indirect remuneration fees and delayed maximum allowable cost adjustment ranked highest on scales of both magnitude and immediacy for rural pharmacists, according to new research released by the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis.