Kroger lays out plans for 11 former Marsh grocery stores
Kroger said it will first focus on reopening seven of the stores, spending $20 million on renovations.
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Novel layout complicated effort to find Marsh buyers for some stores
Rather than featuring long, tall aisles like traditional groceries, the new-format stores featured a courtyard in the center with a dozen “boutiques” around the perimeter, each selling a certain category of goods.
Kroger takes $7B hit as Amazon deal compounds recent struggles
The biggest U.S. supermarket chain lost more than $7 billion in market value combined on Thursday and Friday, the biggest two-day loss for the company since December 1999.
Suit alleging Kroger stores didn’t collect sales tax reverts to state court
A lawsuit alleging Kroger stores in Indiana have for years knowingly failed to collect and remit state sales tax on hundreds of non-exempt food items and other goods will be heard in state court after a judge denied the grocers’ bid to transfer the suit to federal court.
CVS, suitors for Marsh stores agree to settlement, helping clear way for sale
Under the agreement, prospective store buyers Kroger and Fresh Encounter would be able to operate pharmacies at the locations much sooner than rival CVS expected.
CVS, owners of Lockerbie Marketplace object to Marsh store-sale plan
CVS wants to prevent buyers from operating pharmacies. Lockerbie Marketplace's owners say Fresh Encounter has failed to demonstrate it has the financial wherewithal to "fully perform" under the Marsh lease it wants to take over in that shopping center.
Proposed Marsh store sales set table for downtown free-for-all
For decades, Marsh Supermarkets has had a lock on the downtown grocery market. Proposed store sales disclosed Tuesday, combined with the impending opening of Whole Foods, set the stage for three-way showdown.
Key deadline in Marsh sale passes without suitor surfacing
The deadline was Monday for the company to identify a so-called stalking horse bidder, which would make an initial offer for the grocer's assets that any other suitor would have to beat. Bidders for the business still could emerge, but time is running out.
Kroger to replace Marsh as title sponsor for Symphony on the Prairie
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has quickly found a new title sponsor for its Symphony on the Prairie summer concert series after Marsh Supermarkets ended its 35-year run.
Kroger plans timely job fair amid Marsh’s closing spree
Kroger said it didn’t plan the event to take advantage of the Marsh closings, but it welcomes the local grocery chain’s former employees. The grocer is looking to fill more than 300 positions.
Experts: Endangered downtown Marsh locations attractive to competitors
If Marsh’s two downtown stores close, as the struggling grocer has warned could happen within two months, the locations likely would attract interest from rival supermarket operators.
Marsh Supermarkets set to close Nora store in April
The Marsh chain continues to downsize amid growing competition. The store on East 86th Street has struggled to attract customers since a Kroger opened across the street in 2010.
Kroger expects to earn less this year on falling prices
The Cincinnati-based supermarket operator—the No. 1 grocery player in the Indianapolis area— said Friday it was hurt by falling prices of eggs, meats and other products, forcing it to lower its earnings guidance for the year.
Former WISH-TV anchor Halvorson lands job with Kroger
Eric Halvorson, who lost his job at WISH-TV late last year after 32 years an anchorman and reporter, has been hired by the Kroger Co.
Kroger to offer anti-overdose drug without prescription
The supermarket chain will make naloxone available in its pharmacies across Ohio and northern Kentucky, a region hard-hit by deadly heroin.
Fresh Market shares jump after report Kroger could buy chain
The possible acquisition is not a complete surprise. Fresh Market has been trying to get someone to save it for months now, and Kroger has been on an aggressive acquisition spree.
Marsh says it will upgrade nearly half its stores in 2016
The Fishers-based grocery chain did not say how much it would spend to "remodel and upgrade" 30 of its 73 stores.
Area Kroger stores to carry local distillery’s spirits
Hotel Tango’s products, including its gins, vodkas and rums, will be available in 20 of the supermarket chain’s central Indiana and Bloomington stores.
Kroger plans $178 million acquisition of Roundy’s
Kroger will add about 150 stores in Wisconsin and Illinois with acquisition, expanding its already sizable presence in the Midwest.
Kroger rolls out online shopping service at Carmel store
Kroger is among several grocery stores that are testing or using online ordering systems in various markets.