As executive vice president and chief merchant and marketing officer of Kroger Co., Mary Ellen Adcock oversees sales and category planning across fresh foods, center store and general merchandise, as well as analytics and execution, e-commerce and digital merchandising, fuel and Our Brands. She was appointed executive vice president in 2025 after being named senior vice president and chief merchant and marketing officer in December 2024.
Adcock also played a central role in implementing Zero Hunger | Zero Waste, Kroger’s initiative to eliminate hunger and waste.
Before stepping into her merchandising and marketing leadership roles, Adcock served as senior vice president of retail operations from May 2019 to December 2024 and as group vice president of retail operations from June 2016 to April 2019. Her earlier experience includes key leadership roles within Kroger’s Columbus Division, such as vice president of operations and vice president of merchandising.
Prior to that, she led in several areas of natural foods merchandising, deli/bakery manufacturing, and within Kroger’s manufacturing department, where she held positions including human resources manager, general manager and division operations manager.
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