Kroger closing Florida automated facility, impacting 1,400 workers

National grocery retailer Kroger Co. announced plans Tuesday to close three eCommerce fulfillment centers, including one in Groveland, in an effort to ‘drive profitable sales growth’. The closing of the Groveland fulfillment center will impact the approximately 1,400 Kroger employees who work at the facility, according to the City of Groveland. “Th...