In devastating news, Kroger has announced plans to close the store in Gassaway, W.Va. on August 22, 2025.
Our community relies on Kroger to provide fresh groceries and good union jobs. If it closes, Gassaway will be left without a traditional grocery store in our town. The next closest Kroger is a one-hour drive 50 miles away!
This is all part of a corporate plan to shut down stores across the country in order to provide Wall Street investors with – in Kroger’s words – a “modest financial benefit.” They’re abandoning our communities just so shareholders can make an extra buck. After investing billions of dollars in buying its own stock to inflate its share price, and paying millions in legal fees for a doomed merger with Albertsons, plus millions more in compensation for corporate executives, Kroger is forcing hard-working store associates and the customers who depend on us to pay the price for their decisions.
As the union of Kroger workers in Gassaway, we won’t take this sitting down. Add your name to our petition and demand Kroger stay open in Gassaway!