CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. and Albertsons Cos. said Monday that they are planning to divest more stores in an effort to satisfy regulators and move their merger plans forward. The companies now intend to sell 579 stores under a revised deal with C&S Wholesale Grocers. That is 166 more than were called for in the
CHICAGO — Bob Mariano, the CEO of Kroger Co.’s Roundy’s division and the creator and namesake of the Mariano’s grocery chain in the Chicago area, is set to retire on September 1. Mariano, who joined Kroger when that company acquired Roundy’s in November for $800 million, plans to stay on as a strategic advisor for
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. last month announced it had promoted two executives to the role of division president. Michael Marx, who had served as vice president of people operations for Kroger, became president of the Wisconsin division of Roundy’s. Don Rosanova, who had been serving as executive vice president of operations at Roundy’s, is now