Kroger is texting and emailing former staff to try to make them 'boomerang' back after leaving, report says

• Kroger is texting and emailing ex-workers to encourage their return amid a wider labor shortage.
• Associated Wholesale Grocers is messaging former workers on Facebook and LinkedIn to get them back.
• Manufacturer General Mills has a pilot program to bring retirees back to fill staffing gaps. 
  
  
  

Food retailer Kroger is reaching out to former staff by text and email to encourage them to "boomerang" back to the company, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The Cincinnati-based retailer is contacting ex-employees in a bid to bring its staffing levels back to its pre-pandemic headcount, per the newspaper.