Foundation leading conversations on food access, food security and waste challenges CINCINNATI, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation today announced it is sponsoring the 2024 National STEM Festival co-presented by EXPLR and the U.S. Department of Education April 12-13 in Washington, D.C. The festival is the first-ever nationwide initiative to foster creativity, critical thinking and a passion for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) s ...

MCoBeauty与Kroger合作 - 澳大利亚快速增长的美妆品牌MCoBeauty在美国首次亮相，与Kroger合作推出250多种美妆和护肤产品[1] - MCoBeauty创始人表示，与Kroger合作是进军美国市场的理想起点，希望在美国获得与澳大利亚和新西兰一样的成功[3] MCoBeauty产品理念 - MCoBeauty以“奢华不贵”为理念，提供价格在30美元以下的时尚化妆品和护肤品，致力于让高质量美妆产品普及化[2]

公司业务概况 - 公司主要业务是零售食品业务，包括零售药店和加油站[11] - 公司在35个州和哥伦比亚特区经营超市，截至2024年2月3日，共有2,722家超市[12] - 公司的主要战略包括提供新鲜食品、自有品牌、数据与个性化以及无缝购物体验[13] - 公司的自有品牌产品在2023年销售额超过310亿美元，主要分为三个层次[14] - 超过30%的Our Brands产品在公司食品生产工厂生产[16] - Kroger每年为约6200万家庭提供服务，95%以上的客户交易与Kroger会员卡相关[16] - Kroger Precision Marketing是数字利润和替代利润的关键驱动力[16] 公司财务状况 - 公司在2024财年结束时的财务状况和业绩[5] - 公司的调整后有效税率可能因税法变化、待处理事项的状态和某些费用的可抵扣性而有所不同[10] - Kroger的零售业务占其销售额的97%[18] - Kroger雇佣了近41.4万名全职和兼职员工[20] - Kroger在2023年花费约2.1亿美元培训员工[20] - Kroger在过去五年中投资超过24亿美元提高员工工资[21] 公司战略发展 - 2022年10月13日，Kroger与Albertsons达成了合并协议[16] - 预计与Albertsons的合并将加速Kroger的市场策略[17] - 公司计划与Albertsons进行交易和剥离计划，存在重要风险，包括交易完成的时间和可能性，以及政府和监管机构批准交易和剥离计划的时间、接收和条款等方面[44] - 公司进入并购、收购和战略联盟，预期带来运营效率、采购节省、创新和最佳实践共享等预期好处，但可能面临重大挑战和不确定性[45] 公司治理与管理 - Todd A. Foley于2024年3月被任命为高级副总裁和临时首席财务官[32] - Valerie L. Jabbar于2021年8月19日被选为高级副总裁，负责监督几个Kroger零售部门[33] - Kenneth C. Kimball于2022年3月被选为高级副总裁，负责监督几个Kroger零售部门[35] 风险与挑战 - 公司的未来发展受到多方面因素的影响，包括全国阿尔伯特森的诉讼解决方案、劳资谈判、经济状况、政治环境、自然灾害等[8] - 公司的财务战略执行受到现金流生成能力的影响[9] - 食品零售行业的竞争环境继续被本地、区域和全国零售商的激增所特征化，包括线上零售商、大型连锁店、俱乐部店、区域连锁店、深度折扣店和美元店等[46] - 公司与工会签订了约350份集体谈判协议，工会关系可能对财务状况、运营结果或现金流产生重大不利影响[49] - 工资法规变化、最低工资增加或地方政府颁布与薪酬或工作条件相关的法令可能影响未来的财务状况、运营结果或现金流[50] - 公司业务越来越依赖于复杂而至关重要的信息技术系统，如果无法成功实施这些系统，可能会导致业务中断或声誉风险[51]

Finally, US equities are beginning to see early signs of a correction, with the volatility index jumping 10% on the day as of this writing. That is not to say that I am expecting anything too severe, but a ‘garden variety’ pull- back would be productive for the longer-term bull run. Now, while this pullback should create opportunities to buy the dip on some of the leading stocks, I still like big-tech and artificial intelligence adjacent stocks, they still have some room to fall before they are again attrac ...

With a combination of organic waste recycling and food donations, Home Chef diverts food from landfills CHICAGO, April 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Home Chef, the leading meal solutions company available online and in stores, is launching a new sustainability-focused program aimed at redirecting surplus food and reducing waste in its manufacturing and production processes. This newly expanded program is now implemented at all four of Home Chef's nationwide facilities and supports Home Chef's environmental impact ...

Kroger公司的环保行动 - Kroger公司宣布在四月份整个月庆祝地球日，向世界自然基金会（WWF）捐赠[1] - Kroger将推出特别设计的Zero Hunger | Zero Waste可重复使用袋，购买每个袋子，Kroger将捐赠1美元给Zero Hunger | Zero Waste基金会[2] - Kroger与WWF合作，鼓励顾客在结账时将购买金额四舍五入至最接近的整数，公司将匹配顾客捐款高达5万美元[3]

With Kroger selling off its specialty pharmacy business, it seems that retailers’ efforts to pack more and more into their stores may not always be the right move. The Kroger Company announced plans to sell the business to CarelonRx, a subsidiary of Elevance Health, earlier this week, with the sale expected to close in the second half of the year. “As part of our regular review of assets, it became clear that our strong specialty pharmacy business unit will better meet its full potential outside of our busi ...

Investors looking for stocks in the Retail - Supermarkets sector might want to consider either Kroger (KR) or Walmart (WMT) . But which of these two companies is the best option for those looking for undervalued stocks? Let's take a closer look. There are plenty of strategies for discovering value stocks, but we have found that pairing a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system produces the best returns. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings est ...

价值投资 - 公司开发了创新的风格评分系统，以突出具有特定特征的股票[2] - 公司的P/E比率为12.72，低于行业平均值23.74，显示公司被低估[4] - 公司的PEG比率为2.63，与行业平均值3.73相比，显示公司的预期收益增长率[5] - 公司的P/B比率为3.52，低于行业平均值5.58，显示公司的市值与账面价值的比较[6] - 公司的P/CF比率为6.97，低于行业平均值17.53，显示公司的经营现金流强劲[7] - 公司被认为目前被低估，考虑到其盈利前景，是一只很好的价值股[8]

Specialty pharmacy serves patients with chronic illnesses who require complex care CINCINNATI, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of its specialty pharmacy business to CarelonRx, a subsidiary of Elevance Health. "Kroger Specialty Pharmacy has been part of our company since 2012, and we want to thank our management team and associates for their enduring commitment to their patients," said Colleen Lindholz, President ...