Kroger workers face new dress code as grocery giant issues first policy update in a decade

Kroger employees must wear company uniforms as the grocery giant updates its dress code for the first time in a decade.

Nearly 400,000 in-store workers are required to wear company-issued shirts featuring Kroger’s shopping-cart logo, according to Bloomberg.

Employees will wear T-shirts or polos while managers will get button-down shirts or quarter-zip jackets, all in blue, red or black depending on the store division.

Kroger workers previously wore their own clothing under a company apron, along with a name badge identifying them as employees.

The uniform changes were driven by feedback from both shoppers and employees, Kroger told the outlet.

The update “is just one part of the ways we’re...