Kroger cuts 3,000 corporate jobs, citing AI efficiency push

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorKroger is cutting three thousand corporate jobs, and it says an AI efficiency push will help pay for lower prices at the grocery store.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe company says the way work gets done is changing across every industry. An analyst cautions that real savings depend on where the money goes.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut cheaper groceries are the dream. Picture your cart coming in under budget, with the eggs just sitting there, affordable.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI'd picture a receipt first.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSomebody approved this plan, and I would like a name on the paperwork, the way someone had to approve that Reflecting Pool liner.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe liner leaked eighty-five times, Gloria. The cart can't leak.

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   Gloria Vance · World News AnchorEverything leaks, Vera. The liner at least got checked, with eighty-five findings, and that's more than a promise of lower prices has had.