Kroger ban harms communities

Dear readers:

Thank you for your outpouring of support for City Pulse in the face of a misguided and inconsistent decision by the Kroger Co. to ban free publications from its stores nationwide.

Nearly 1,200 of you have signed a petition asking Kroger to reconsider; many of you have also called or written Kroger. Your efforts are deeply appreciated — and important.

I wish I could report that Kroger is reconsidering. But Kroger has given no indication of that yet. Therefore, we hope readers will continue to voice their dissatisfaction. It is our best hope for turning around the nation’s largest supermarket chain.

Kroger contends its customers are deserting print for digital and therefore devoting space to racks holding free publications no longer drives what it calls customer engagement.

Read more: https://www.lansingcitypulse.com/stories/kroger-ban-harms-communities,13350