In devastating news, Kroger has announced plans to close the store in Charlottesville, Va. on August 22, 2025.
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 community 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 Charlottesville, we won’t take this sitting down. Add your name to our petition and demand Kroger stay open in Charlottesville!