The Kroger Co.
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Kroger's Family of Stores Make It Easy for Customers to Help Their Neighbors Through The Salvation Army's Red Kettle Campaign [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 hours 40 minutes ago
...partnership with The Salvation Army," said Lynn Marmer, group vice president of corporate affairs for Kroger. The Kroger Co. , the nation's largest traditional grocery retailer, employs more than 326,000 associates who serve customers...
Kroger To Webcast Third Quarter Conference Call With Investors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 13 hours 25 minutes ago
Kroger To Webcast Third Quarter Conference Call...Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. will host a conference call with investors...ET) to discuss financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2009. The presentation...
NXT Nutritionals SUSTA All-Natural Sweetener Authorized in Kroger Co., Cincinnati [Press Release]
Business Wire | 1 day 19 hours 54 minutes ago
NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. (“NXT Nutritionals”) (OTCBB: NXTH), a developer and marketer of proprietary, patent-pending healthy natural sweeteners, food and beverage products, today announced that the Company’s SUSTA™ Natural Sweetener 50 Packet Boxes has been authorized in The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), one of the nation’s largest grocery retailers with 2008 sales of $76.0 billion.
Kroger to Roll Out 50 Murrays Cheese Shops
Supermarket News | 1 day 4 hours 35 minutes ago
CINCINNATI ? The Kroger Co. here has expanded its partnership with Murrays Cheese, a New York-based cheese importer and retailer, contracting to open 50 additional branded Murrays store-within-a-store locations in its supermarkets over the next three years.
Nestl Purina and Kroger Tales for the Pet Lover s Heart Campaign to Donate $150,000 to Animal Welfare Organizations Nationwide [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 days 20 minutes ago
Nestlé Purina and Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) have teamed up to launch the second annual “Tales for the Pet Lover’s Heart” campaign, celebrating the unique bond between people and their pets, while raising funds for animal welfare organizations nationwide. Together Purina and the Kroger family of stores will donate $150,000 to animal welfare organizations in 2009 and will recognize six exceptional pet lovers’ tales via a national television special, which will air nationally on WGN...
Kroger Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 70 days 20 hours 53 minutes ago
...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. today reported identical supermarket...September 25, 2009. Table 1. THE KROGER CO. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS...NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE KROGER CO. (c) $254.4 1.43% $276...
Kroger's New Line of Fresh Salads Enables Customers to Learn the Origin of the Produce Through Exclusive Technology [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 27 days 14 hours 55 minutes ago
...program. As shoppers become more interested in the nutrition, origin and quality of the food they purchase, The Kroger Co. has teamed with HarvestMark, the leading system in food traceability, to give customers an easy way to learn more about...
Popularity of Pet Health Insurance Grows, More Options Now Available [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 19 days 8 hours 55 minutes ago
...More information about pet insurance is available on the Kroger Personal Finance Web site at www.krogerpets.com The Kroger Co. launched Kroger Personal Finance(R) (KPF) in...
Kroger Co. buys own Indianapolis HQ
Indianapolis Star, The | 36 days 20 hours 30 minutes ago
Supermarket chain Kroger has bought the Northside Indianapolis office building that has housed its regional offices since 1980.
The Kroger Co. Joins ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 70 days 20 hours 50 minutes ago
The Kroger Co. Joins ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors...Calif., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ --The ZigBee(R) Alliance, a global ecosystem...consumer applications, today announced Kroger is now a Promoter level member and the newest...
Kroger's Family of Stores to Invest $3 Million for Breast Cancer Awareness [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 57 days 19 hours 22 minutes ago
...Awareness National Campaign Features 55 Kroger Associates Who Are Breast Cancer Survivors...PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of The Kroger Co.'s "Giving Hope a Hand(R)" breast...Fike,+1-513-762-4969, both of The Kroger Co.
Kroger Expands Salvation Army Effort
Progressive Grocer | 7 hours 5 minutes ago
The Kroger Co. is once again supporting The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles holiday drive, which invites customers to support the campaign that provides food, clothing, toys and social services in the communities where funds are raised.
How Kroger reinvented itself
Cincinnati Enquirer, The | 48 days 33 minutes ago
The Kroger Co. realized nearly a decade ago that to survive it had to put the customer first, and permanently.
Kroger To Webcast Second Quarter Conference Call With Investors [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 84 days 19 hours 52 minutes ago
Kroger To Webcast Second Quarter Conference Call With...CINCINNATI, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. will host a conference call with investors on...Carin Fike,+1-513-762-4969, both of The Kroger Co.
Kroger's Family of Pharmacies Offer Customers Easy and Affordable Seasonal Flu Vaccinations [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 92 days 17 hours 53 minutes ago
CINCINNATI Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co.'s
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Company Overview
| Company: | The Kroger Co. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Grocery Retail |
| Website: | http://www.kroger.com |
Kroger is the nation's #1 pure grocery chain, but it still must watch out for falling prices; Wal-Mart has overtaken Kroger as the largest seller of groceries in the US. While Kroger has diversified through acquisitions, adding jewelry and general merchandise to its mix, food stores still account for about 85% of sales. The company operates about 3,550 stores, including some 2,480 supermarkets and multi-department stores, under two dozen banners, in about 30 states. It also runs 800 convenience stores under names such as Quik Stop and Kwik Shop. Kroger's Fred Meyer Stores subsidiary (acquired in 1999) operates about 125 supercenters, which offer groceries, general merchandise, and jewelry, in the western US.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 76,000 (2009) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 8.2 (2009) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,249 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 5.8 (2009) |
| Number of Employees | 326,000 (2009) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | 0.9 (2009) |
| Fiscal Year-End | January |