Aug 15, 2024 - News

Hy-Vee expands its India operations

Linh Ta

Downtown Des Moines Hy-Vee storefront. Photo: Jason Clayworth/Axios

Hy-Vee is expanding its IT operations overseas two years after layoffs within its technology department in Grimes.

State of play: The West Des Moines-based grocery company signed a 10-year lease for a 54,000-square-foot office space in Bengaluru, India, reports Hindustan Times.

Hy-Vee first opened an office in Bengaluru in 2023. Since then, the company has needed a larger office with more meeting spaces for the 200 employees based there.
The new office can fit 350 people, Hindustan Times reports.

What they're saying: None of the jobs or work performed by the laid-off employees were sent to India, spokesperson Tina Potthoff told Axios.

Hy-Vee's India office helps support the Grimes department by working on a different time zone and offering around-the-clock assistance for the company's apps and websites, Potthoff said.

Flashback: In 2022, the Des Moines metro's largest employer reduced more than 400 corporate positions in its local offices, including the Grimes layoffs.

The company employs around 75,000 people in the Midwest.

What's next: Hy-Vee is also hiring for its Grimes technology office, per Potthoff.

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