Tag: Retailers
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Little progress made in King Soopers strike negotiations, officials say
Both the Kroger Co. and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 continued to badmouth the other side Monday as the King Soopers strike stretched into a sixth day, but at least they were still talking at the negotiating table. About 8,400 union workers walked out of 77 metro Denver area King Soopers and City…
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Q&A: The King Soopers strike
Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 voted overwhelmingly to strike in advance of the union’s contract with The Kroger Co. expiring Jan. 8. Kroger owns King Soopers and City Market stores. It operates 143 grocery stores, 97 convenience stores, nine jewelry stores and eight manufacturing and distribution facilities that employ more than…
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King Soopers strike imminent after ‘last, best and final offer’
With United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union representatives rejecting King Soopers/City Market’s “last, best and final offer” Tuesday, it looks as though picket lines in metro Denver stores will materialize at 5 a.m. Wednesday. More than 8,700 workers at 78 Denver metro area stores plan to walk out Wednesday morning. Colorado Springs stores…
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Amazon launches delivery-within-hours in Denver area
Those hoping to get online Christmas shopping done sooner, or for all the procrastinators who run out of time, Amazon will offer “faster same day delivery” for Denver area customers, the company announced Thursday. The delivery-within-hours packages are made possible by a new Denver fulfillment center that’s closer to customers, officials said. “By storing need-it-today…
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Holiday shoppers find bargains at Mile High Flea Market
Know where there’s no supply chain issues? The Mile High Flea Market in Henderson off of I-76 and East 88th Avenue, which has been open year-round since 1976. Gene and Julie Clark of Northglenn were looking for holiday decorations for their house Saturday. Gene Clark prides himself on putting up a traffic-stopping collection of lights…
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Metro Moves: King Soopers new president takes over
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save PROMOTED Joe Kelley takes over as president for King Soopers/City Market after the announced retirement of Steve Burnham, according to the company. Kelley previously held the role of president of Kroger’s Houston division. Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) operates 143 grocery stores, 97 convenience stores,…