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Kroger closes grocery stores to avoid COVID hazard pay for workers
March 11, 2021
1:06 PM CDT
By Special to People’s World
Shoppers load items in their vehicle outside a Food 4 Less store in Long Beach, Calif., which will permanently close April 17, 2021. Kroger, the company which owns Ralphs and Food 4 Less, announced Monday the company will close a Ralphs and a Food 4 Less in Long Beach in response to the City Council's decision to mandate extra "Hero Pay" for grocery workers amid the pandemic. | Ringo Chiu via AP