Category C: (200+ Stores)
Kroger, Vine Street Store
Cincinnati, OH
To welcome new associates, he meets with them personally and shares paths of advancement with them as a way to encourage their interest and development.
His training is so thorough, in fact, that this site was chosen to be a company Academy Store for training new department leaders.
Brown's store has close ties to a local senior center, and he and his team have donated winnings from sales contests to purchase toys for a nearby children’s charity. A proponent of Zero Hunger and Zero Waste, he teamed with a local food bank to donate meals to local families at Thanksgiving.
“Ray has a passion for people and for results. Achieving multiple sales milestones, winner of internal and external awards, Ray is committed to developing his team and serving the community.”