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2 Kroger grocery stores set to close in Long Beach Saturday due to 'Hero Pay' ordinance  Published  Two Long Beach grocery stores set to close due to ‘Hero Pay’ ordinance LONG BEACH, Calif. - Two Kroger grocery stores in Long Beach are set permanently close on April 17 due to mandated raises, also known as the "hero pay" ordinance that was implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Earlier this year, Long Beach became the first city in Southern California to pass the ordinance, which requires grocery store workers to be paid an additional $4 an hour.  Less than two weeks l...

- ADVERTISEMENT - The North Long Beach grocery store is part of a string of closures announced by Kroger Co. this year following several cities’ passage of “hero pay” ordinances. The Long Beach protest was part of a larger demonstration occurring simultaneously in Los Angeles and Seattle. The grocery giant announced store closures in all three cities following their passage of ordinances requiring large grocery stores to temporarily increase employee pay. “This is the closest store to my house and it’s a good store—not as pricey,” said Judy Piggue, a frequent shopper who said th...

A small group of protesters gathered outside Sunday afternoon at the Ralphs in Marina Pacifica in Long Beach calling for a boycott of the Kroger Co. store there and its products in response to the company’s decision to close two of its lower-performing stores. - ADVERTISEMENT - The national grocery company is closing one of its “long struggling” Ralphs stores, located at 3380 N. Los Coyotes Diagonal, and one Food 4 Less store, located at 2185 E. South St., in April, which will impact nearly 200 employees and may involve layoffs. The closure announcement came just weeks after the Long Be...

Move marks third Kroger Co. banner to shut locations due to mandated wage hikes

The Kroger Co., criticized locally for its planned announcement to close two stores in Long Beach after the city passed an ordinance mandated an extra $4 in...