Supermarket operator Kroger to fill 10,000 permanent posts

Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. supermarket operator Kroger Co said on Monday it would fill 10,000 permanent positions in its supermarket divisions.

Kroger, which had about 431,000 full- and part-time employees as of Jan. 30, 2016, also said its total active workforce grew by more than 12,000 in 2016.

(Reporting by Aravind K in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)