Kroger announced in its first quarter 2025 sales report that it will be closing "approximately 60 stores" over the next 18 months.

Kroger said it plans to close 60 of its supermarkets across the U.S. over the next 18 months. The planned store closures represent about 5% of the Cincinnati-based company's 1,239 Kroger-branded grocery stores across 16 states. The grocery retailer did not specify which store locations it plans to cease operating.