Kroger

As an organization, Kroger can still try out new methods and tactics that will make business better as a whole. For example, there are a lot of people getting old and they will not go to the grocery store because there is not anyone to take them or they cannot drive. Kroger could implement a delivery service to those who cannot go to the store. Kroger already has the ClickList feature. This feature allows consumers to order their groceries online and pick them up at the store without every getting out of your car. The service that I am recommending is simply a grocery delivery service, Amazon already has a food delivery service and there are already businesses that will deliver food to your house. Kroger still has a lot to worry about on the…

1. How is Kroger leveraging Technology? Kroger is leveraging technology by utilizing up-to-date ideas to make the stores efficiency better. The first thing is the infrared sensors. These are used to control how many customers are coming into the store and can tell when people are getting in line to checkout. They also have sensors to keep track of the temperature of foods in the store, like produce and met, that need to be checked on regularly. They started using online ordering system, Click…

The Kroger Company Business Dictionary defines capital equipment as valuable items other than real estate or software that is used to make a product, market a product, or provide a service (2015). The Kroger Company assigns all new equipment purchases for its stores a useful life ranging from three to nine years (Wikinvest, 2012). The Kroger Company makes the determination to purchase new capital equipment based on the useful life assigned to previous capital equipment purchases. This…

In 1833, The Kroger Company was founded by Barney Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is one of the world’s largest retailers and it operates more than 2,600 stores in 34 states under two dozen banners and 786 convenience stores under 6 banners and 326 jewelry stores under Littman Jewelers and Fred Meyer Jewelers. Today, The Kroger Company operates several store formats for almost every kind of shopper such as, Supermarkets, Multi-department stores, Price-Impact warehouse stores, and Marketplace…

Working in county government at the top, the distance between myself and the citizenry isn’t what I thought it would be. For that reason when I do get a chance to interact with citizens I take great joy in it. I try to always seek to understand before being understood and see interaction as a time to gauge how we as a service provider are doing. The belief in the role of government differs everywhere and I try to keep that in mind when I interact with citizens and staff. Being a Midwesterner…

called “The Effect of Plastic Bags on the Environment” informed the public that the US makes “80% of their bags from natural gas” in place of oil. These bags are also 100% recyclable (“The Effect of Plastic Bags on the Environment). Though only “1% of all recycling plants in the world have the technology to recycle plastic bags”, most just end up in landfills or melted down “releasing airborne toxins” (Wagner). King Soopers: The use of plastic bags in stores has caused problems in the…

to make its way to the top and operates 1,079 supermarkets where 759 is located in Florida, 181 in Georgia, 55 in Alabama, 48 in South Carolina and 36 in Tennessee. In term of products Publix Company offers bakery products, dairy product, deli foods, meat and seafood, health and beauty care product, flowers, general merchandise, produce. It serves prescription refilling services, health screenings, flu and other immunizations, diabetes management system, generic drugs, gift cards, and automatic…

Publix has been in business since the early 1930’s and it has grown into one of the largest grocery chains in the eastern U.S. According to Brian Solomon of Forbes (2013), Publix is the seventh-largest private company in the U.S and is the largest employee owned company in America. One of the keys to the longevity Publix has been that they provide impeccable customer service above quality and price. This focus on customer service is what sets them apart from their many competitors, such as…

In 2007 Dollar General was acquired by KKR & Co. L.P. a global investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds ("Fast Facts | Dollar General Newsroom", 2018). Shortly after KKR & Co. L. P. took over managing Dollar General, the discount convenient store had its worse quarter in record history of a $5.3 million loss. It was then the company announced a restructuring plan which would later rank Dollar…

The privately held Florida owned company Publix, being the quickest-growing grocery chain in America has both tangible and non-tangible qualities that make it unique and stand out from others. Publix has fostered a culture and strategy from the corporate to functional level of people first, whether that is employee or customer; being an employee- owned business and not a corporate bully that exploits worker’s it has become more profitable than any of its competitors. Publix uniqueness starts…