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Kroger’s announcement last month that it would buy Giant Eagle for just under $1.7 billion was one of the grocer’s first major moves under new CEO Greg Foran, an indicator of how the company’s strategy could look going forward.
Foran joined Kroger in February after serving as CEO of Air New Zealand since 2020. Before that, he was president and CEO of Walmart U.S. for about six years. Industry experts told Modern Retail in February, based on Foran’s experience at Walmart, that they expected he would focus on fundamentals like inventory and merchandising as well as financial discipline. So far, they’ve been right; Foran has placed an emphasis on speed and execution.
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