The Kroger Co. KR plans to invest in refurbishing a distribution facility. This leading national grocery retailer further plans to develop its customer service center for the pharmacy segment and build a recruiting center, thereby creating approximately 650 new jobs, as per sources.
The expansion will be made in Blue Ash, a suburb in north of Cincinnati. Kroger’s capital investment of approximately $46 million in Blue Ash is expected to take its shape over a period of 5 years.
Last year, the company added 600 jobs in Cincinnati alone with a total of 25,000 new jobs created. Kroger, which is about to report first-quarter fiscal 2015 results on Jun 18, currently employs roughly 400,000 people nationally.
Our proven model does not conclusively show that Kroger Co. is likely to beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate this quarter. This is because Kroger Co. carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and an Earnings ESP of 0.00%. For a stock to outperform, it needs both a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank of #1, 2 or 3.
Some better-ranked stocks in the same industry include Ingles Markets, Inc. IMKTA, Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA JRONY and Marks & Spencer Group plc MAKSY. All three stocks carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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