Press Release
King Soopers Prioritizes Safety and Seeks Order to Protect Workers and Customers Amid Work Stoppage

Denver, CO (February 11, 2025) – King Soopers remains committed to serving our communities, supporting our associates, and ensuring a safe and welcoming shopping experience for all. While we respect our associates’ right to engage in a lawful and peaceful strike, recent picketing activities have created unsafe conditions. To protect the well-being of everyone, we are seeking a temporary restraining order to help ensure our stores remain safe.

“The safety of our associates, customers, and community members is our top priority,” said Joe Kelley, division president of King Soopers. “For the more than 50% of customers who continue to depend on us for access to fresh food, essentials and prescriptions from our pharmacies we have a responsibility to ensure they can safely access our stores. At the same time, we want to provide a safe environment for those participating in the work stoppage. We know the only place this work stoppage is resolved is at the bargaining table and remain open to meeting with the UFCW Local 7.”

King Soopers is dedicated to good-faith negotiations and encourages continued dialogue to find a balanced and fair solution. In the meantime, we ask that picketing activities be conducted in a manner that prioritizes safety.

We appreciate the community’s support and remain focused on reaching a resolution that continues to support our associates while keeping groceries affordable for the families who rely on us every day.

About King Soopers/City Market
At King Soopers/City Market, a company of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are Fresh for Everyone™ and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. We are 22,300+ associates who serve customers daily through a seamless shopping experience throughout Colorado. We are committed to creating #ZeroHungerZeroWaste communities by 2025. To learn more about us, visit our newsroom and investor relations site.

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