The country’s largest supermarket operator is placing a few of its stores on the chopping block.

Kroger is shuttering 60 grocery stores that span across 16 states over the next 18 months after a sales decline.

The supermarket chain promises to relocate affected employees while reinvesting its savings into customer experience improvements.

The closures represent roughly 5% of the 1,239 Kroger-branded stores across several states.

Right now, the company hasn’t announced which neighborhoods will be affected, as Kroger confirmed it doesn’t plan to release a list of the impacted locations.

This is all after a dip that occurred in Kroger’s first quarter sales, which fell to $45.3 billion. The closures are part of a larger strategy to streamline operations and cut costs, per Money Talks Ne

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