Kroger is adding in-store wine shops and tasting bars at 147 stores nationwide, staffed by trained wine stewards as part of a push to deepen wine assortments and in-store discovery.

Kroger has hired Emilee De Martino from McDonald’s as its new chief people officer, replacing Tim Massa ahead of a major integration and expansion phase.

The Cincinnati Business Courier's new Book of Lists catalogs 695 employers that together account for more than 320,000 local jobs across the Tri‑State region.