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WSJ Minute Briefing

Kroger Names Former Walmart Exec as Its New CEO

WSJ Minute Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

Business News, News

4.1671 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2026

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Plus: the operator of Eddie Bauer stores in North America files for bankruptcy. And Novo Nordisk sues Hims & Hers over copycat versions of its weight loss drugs. Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. An artificial-intelligence tool assisted in the making of this episode by creating summaries that were based on Wall Street Journal reporting and reviewed and adapted by an editor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:05.0

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

0:11.3

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI.

0:17.9

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

0:25.4

Here's your midday brief for Monday, February 9th. I'm Alex Zosolet for the Wall Street Journal.

0:31.7

Grocery giant Kroger has named Greg Forren as its new CEO. He's a former executive at Walmart, a top rival. Kroger's the

0:39.3

biggest grocer in the U.S. by sales after Walmart. It's been searching for a permanent

0:43.6

leader for almost a year. Its longtime CEO Rodney McMullen had left last spring for an

0:48.8

undisclosed ethics violation. Kroger shares were up about 6% in morning trading.

0:54.6

The operator of Eddie Bauer's stores in the U.S. and Canada has filed for bankruptcy.

0:59.2

The company is seeking a buyer for the retail locations and will begin winding down

1:03.1

store operations if a sale doesn't go through.

1:06.0

Eddie Bauer has been in a tough spot for years.

1:08.7

It's faced declining sales, supply chain challenges, and other issues. And Novo Nordisk has been in a tough spot for years. It's faced declining sales, supply chain challenges, and other

1:11.9

issues. And Novo Nordisk has filed a lawsuit against Hems and HERS to stop the telehealth

1:18.3

provider from selling copycat versions of its popular weight loss drugs. The Danish

1:22.6

drug maker says the versions of the medications that Hymns and HERS sells don't come under the FDA's gold

1:27.9

standard safety review process. It's seeking damages in its suit. Hymns and Hurs said the Danish

1:33.4

company's actions could be detrimental to patients who rely on compounded medications. This morning,

1:38.9

we reported that Hymns and Hurs had backtracked on its plan to offer a cheaper knockoff version of

1:43.5

Novo's new Wagovi weight loss

1:45.0

pill. Heads up, an artificial intelligence tool helped us make this episode by creating summaries

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