The Kroger Co.
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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 | 13 days 16 hours 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 | 68 days 12 hours 33 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 | 25 days 6 hours 35 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 | 17 days 35 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 | 34 days 12 hours 10 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 | 68 days 12 hours 30 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 Pharmacies Offer Customers Easy and Affordable Seasonal Flu Vaccinations [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 90 days 9 hours 33 minutes ago
CINCINNATI Aug. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co.'s
Kroger's Family of Stores to Invest $3 Million for Breast Cancer Awareness [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 55 days 11 hours 2 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.
Safeway, Kroger avert Ariz. grocery strike
Philadelphia Inquirer, The | 9 days 11 hours 15 minutes ago
PHOENIX - A possible strike by workers at Safeway and Fry's in Arizona has been averted.
Kroger's in-house brand sales soar
Tennessean (Nashville), The | 44 days 21 hours 22 minutes ago
SPRINGDALE, Ohio Ice cream swooshes out of metal nozzles and swirls into 38,000 "party pails" per day here, one of many ways Kroger Co.
How Kroger reinvented itself
Cincinnati Enquirer, The | 45 days 16 hours 13 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 | 82 days 11 hours 32 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 cranks up its own food brand | clarionledger.com | The Clarion-Ledger
Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.), The | 45 days 14 hours 8 minutes ago
SPRINGDALE, OHIO Ice cream swooshes out of metal nozzles and swirls into 38,000 "party pails" per day here, one of many ways Kroger Co. is using its massive manufacturing capability to feed growing demand for low-priced store brands.
Kroger shares rise on new rating
Cincinnati Enquirer, The | 38 days 13 hours 50 minutes ago
Shares in Kroger Co. surged to a four-month high after JPMorgan Chase & Co. Monday raised its rating and share price estimate on the supermarket operator, saying deflation in food prices shows signs of abating.
Kroger Offers Online Pet Insurance Discount
Supermarket News | 12 days 20 hours 27 minutes ago
CINCINNATI ? Kroger Co. is promoting its pet insurance by offering a limited-time $10 savings to those who enroll online.
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Company Overview
| Company: | The Kroger Co. |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |