KROGER

CINCINNATI — Kroger on Monday named Joe Grieshaber the president of Fred Meyer Stores, replacing Jeff Burt, who resigned from the company. Target on Monday announced Burt would be joining its ranks to lead its grocery business, effective April 10. Previous to his new post, Grieshaber has been serving as president of Kroger's Columbus division.

CINCINNATI — Kroger on Thursday reported net earnings of $0.53 per diluted share and a decline in identical supermarket sales, without fuel, of 0.7% for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 28.  For the fiscal year, net earnings were $2.05 per diluted share and identical supermarket sales growth, without fuel, was 1%.  

WESTERVILLE, Ohio — Kroger’s longest-tenured employee is ready to pass on that mantel. Larry Arnold, 79, a Kroger associate for 63 years, will retire at the end of February.

Arnold, currently a dairy clerk at Pickerington Marketplace in Ohio, started with the company in 1953, when a week before his 16th birthday he accepted a job as a clerk at the former Market Street store in Zanesville, Ohio.

SOUTHPORT, Conn. — Walmart, Kroger, Target, Walgreens, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Ahold USA, Cardinal Health and CVS Health were all named as top 50 U.S. corporations for inclusion by Omnikal (formerly Diversity Business). The Omni50 is a listing of the top 50 corporate and government buyers of products and services from an inclusive supply chain throughout the country.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Little Clinic, introduced “We’ll Hold Your Spot,” an online tool that allows consumers to reserve a spot in line before they get to a clinic.

The wholly-owned subsidiary of Kroger launched this service at 215 of its clinics located inside select Kroger, Dillons, Fry’s, Jay C and King Soopers in 10 states.