Kroger Evolves eCommerce Offerings To Improve The Customer Experience, Drive Profitable Sales Growth; Expects $400M eCommerce Profitability Improvement In 2026; Expects To Improve Ecommerce Profitability By ~$400M In 2026; Announces Closure Of Automated Facilities; Expects $2.6B Impairment Charges In Q3 2025

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | November 18, 2025 08:52am

Expects to improve eCommerce profitability by approximately $400 million in 2026

Expands relationships with Instacart, DoorDash, and Uber Eats to reach new customers in as little as 30 minutes

Announces closure of certain automated facilities

CINCINNATI, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE:KR) today announced updates to its eCommerce plan, resulting in a differentiated and simplified customer experience, new households shopping at Kroger, and immediate eCommerce profitability improvements.

Kroger expects these updates to have a positive effect to eCommerce operating profit of approximately $400 million in 2026. This will be used to improve the customer experience through lower prices and better store conditions while also improving operating margins. The company expects to incur impairment and related charges in the third fiscal quarter of 2025 of approximately $2.6 billion as a result of these closures and the automated fulfillment network not meeting financial expectations. The company expects these closures to have a neutral effect on its identical sales without fuel.

Kroger's hybrid eCommerce offerings will deliver accelerated online growth, using its strong and growing store footprint, well-established third-party delivery providers, and automated fulfillment facilities where applicable.

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