KROGER WORKERS RETURN 

IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, CORPORATE EMPLOYEES OF ONE OF THE NATION'S BIGGEST RETAILERS HAVE BEEN SUMMONED BACK TO THE OFFICE - PERMANENTLY. 
IT HAS BEEN ALMOST SIX YEARS SINCE THE PANDEMIC CREATED A NEW WORK-FROM-HOME CULTURE OUT OF NECESSITY. NOW, KROGER HAS MANDATED THAT ALL 4,800 OF ITS CORPORATE EMPLOYEES AT ITS HEADQUARTERS IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI WILL CEASE TO WORK FROM HOME AND MUST NOW BE IN THE OFFICE FIVE DAYS PER WEEK. CITY LEADERS ARE PRAISING THE MOVE BECAUSE IT BRINGS REVENUE BACK TO DOWNTOWN. THE FIVE-DAY MANDATE FOLLOWS A 2023 ORDER FOR WORKERS TO BE IN THE OFFICE AT LEAST THREE DAYS A WEEK. JOB UNCERTAINTY WILL LIKELY FORCE COMPLIANCE.