Kroger CEO: We have hired 2,000 people and have 10,000 openings in response to coronavirus demand [MSNBC.com]
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Kroger has hired more than 2,000 people in the last week to keep up with increased demand from the coronavirus outbreak, CEO Rodney McMullen told CNBC on Tuesday. "We're hiring every day," McMullen said on " Closing Bell Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the U.S., currently has more than 10,000 openings for positions across plants, warehouses and stores, McMullen said. "We have relationships with several different other industries where they're directing their people to us," McMullen said. "We have a ton of openings." Kroger, which also owns Harris Teeter and Fred Meyer, has about 460,000 employees, McMullen said. Grocers across the U.S. have struggled to keep shelves filled during the coronavirus outbreak as consumers stock up on food and items such as toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Some chains have limited the number of certain items customers can buy McMullen said Cincinnati-based Kroger has reduced hours at its stores to allow for shelves to be restocked and for additiona
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