NEW YORK — The parent company of Dillon’s Stores says it will increase its employment by some 
20,000 workers this year. Supermarket chain Kroger said Friday the jobs will be permanent positions.
Kroger Co. is the largest U.S. supermarket operator with 375,000 full- and part-time employees as of Feb. 1 and says it has created around 40,000 new jobs in the past six years.
Kroger said the jobs are now available and said it hopes to fill them as soon as possible. It described them as a mix of full- and part-time positions, but did not offer more specific details. The company said many of its entry-level jobs start as part-time positions and can turn into full-time jobs.