Kroger grocery stores give alt-weeklies the cold shoulder (to buy, food)

[Vision67]

https://www.csindy.com/coloradosprin...t?oid=20401774

"If you normally pick up one of the nearly 17,000 copies of the Independent dropped off every month at local King Soopers stores, you may have to plan on getting your paper elsewhere after Sept. 30.

Kroger Co. — America’s largest grocery chain — owns King Soopers and City Market grocery stores, along with brands in other states including Food 4 Less, Fred Meyer and Fry’s Foods. The chain has terminated its contract with DistribuTech to provide free publications at its stores throughout the country.

The decision by Kroger corporate headquarters in Cincinnati means the Independent will lose 14 distribution locations in El Paso and Teller counties, which is around 12 percent of our total circulation."

That's a bummer.

"Democracy dies in darkness" ...WP byline

But it gives me a reason to buy my beer at the local liquor store that does distribute the Indy..

[otowi]

I signed the petition fwiw, I guess we'll see.

[DrDog]

Isn’t there an online version?

[TCHP]

There are plenty of other places to pickup the Independent. Don't need Kings/Kroger to get one and I typically never did pick them up there anyway. YMMV.

[Mike from back east]

Originally Posted by DrDog

Isn’t there an online version?

Indeed so.