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Millions of Kroger shoppers swipe or enter their loyalty card at the checkout every day, allowing the retailer to tabulate their buying habits and pitch discounts tailored from their shopping profile. But sometimes those profiles are wrong, according to Consumer Reports.
An investigation has revealed pricing errors at King Soopers stores. Union officials also found errors, but Kroger calls the report "misinformation."
Investigation finds Kroger uses customer data to estimate income and target discounts—sometimes inaccurately. Shoppers with lower predicted income
In honor of Memorial Day, Kroger’s Columbus Division is offering a discount to military members. All active and former service members and their dependents are eligible for a 10% discount when they present a valid military ID and Kroger Loyalty Card at checkout on May 26,
The investigation found that expired sales labels led to overcharges on more than 150 grocery items, with an average overcharge of $1.70 per item, or 18.4%. For instance, a bag of Mission Flour Tortillas at a Harris Teeter in Alexandria, Virginia, was advertised as on sale for $2.99, while customers were charged $4.99.
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You’re shopping for your family at Kroger when you notice a sale price on Cheerios cereal and grab a box, but later at the checkout, it rings up for full price. Is it a data entry error or part of a nefarious scheme to deliberately overcharge you?
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Soy Carmín on MSNKroger Retreats in E-commerce Race, Shuts Down "Ship" Service Amid Fierce CompetitionFacing intense pressure from online retail giants Amazon and Walmart, grocery behemoth Kroger has quietly discontinued its "Ship" service, a direct-to-consumer online marketplace that offered third-party products for home delivery.
Kroger has secret shopper profiles on millions of its grocery customers. They may be affecting what consumers pay for goods.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
CINCINNATI ( Cincinnati Business Courier) - Albertsons Cos. Inc. has levied additional accusations against Kroger Co. in a lawsuit, claiming the grocery giant was “disorganized” in its efforts to find a buyer for stores it needed to divest.