https://www.reuters.com/article/us-krog ... SKCN1TL1FC
Most press headlines were pretty negative in a Google News search.
Analysts said the soft numbers showed the company was struggling to attract shoppers despite slashing prices to keep up in a crowded U.S. grocery market.
“With the U.S. economy doing really well, particularly with the middle-income consumer, which is Kroger’s consumer ... the very tepid same-store sales growth has got people pretty nervous,” Scott Mushkin, an analyst with Wolfe Research said.