America’s biggest grocery store chain slashes prices on thousands of items as affordability war ramps up
Kroger, the largest grocery store chain in the U.S., is implementing significant price cuts on thousands of items to attract customers affected by inflation. CEO Greg Foran aims to enhance competitiveness against rivals like Walmart and Costco by offering better value. This strategic shift marks Kroger's largest change in years as it seeks to regain market share.
- ▪Kroger plans to slash prices on thousands of items to attract inflation-affected customers.
- ▪CEO Greg Foran stated that the price cuts are part of a larger strategy to enhance competitiveness.
- ▪The grocery chain aims to implement cost-cutting methods similar to those used by Walmart and other retailers.
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Lifestyle America’s biggest grocery store chain slashes prices on thousands of items as affordability war ramps up By Ben Cost Published May 25, 2026, 11:32 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Call it deflation. One of the country’s largest grocers, Kroger, is slashing prices to lure inflation-ravaged customers from Walmart, Costco and other high-value grocery giants. CEO Greg Foran hopes these proposed price cuts will help give value-conscious customers reeling from surging gas prices, economic uncertainty, and other effects of inflation a bit of a breather when making their weekly grocery run. “I think about our business a bit like a Formula One race,” he told Bloomberg. “There’s a lead group of cars that are doing a very good job.
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