#shorts On 11/29/2022, SenJosh Hawley (R-Mo.) pressed Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen about the Kroger and Albertsons merger. Hawley pressed McMullen and Sankaran on whether any store closings are planned.

“We do not plan to close stores as part of this merger,” McMullen said. “Zero?” Hawley replied. “Zero,” McMullen answered. “As CEO of the new company, Mr. McMullen makes those decisions,” Sankaran said when Hawley turned to him. “But as he said, he plans to close zero stores.”

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/AN2yohlGUMc

Kroger: “We do not plan to close stores as part of this merger” Hawley: “Zero?” A: “Zero!”