Kroger to End Strike

Kroger and the Union have tentatively agreed to a new labor contract at a federal mediator's request. The pact, which will be presented to Kroger employees for a vote to end a two-month strike this Thursday, will cover 3,300 workers in West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.COSTCO WINS. Meanwhile, the strike in S. California lingers for Kroger, Albertson's and Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. Ironically, Costco has been the main beneficiary of that strike. Same-store sales at Costco stores in