The Kroger Co'

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The Kroger Co.

• Byong Lee
• Section 608
• Friday, November 13, 2009

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Company Information

• 1014 Vine Street
• Cincinnati, OH 45202-1100
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Company Motto

Be particular. Never sell anything you would not
want yourself, Barney Kroger
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Company Facts

• Kroger. Co is one of the nation's largest grocery
  retailers, with fiscal 2005 sales of 60.6
  billion
• Founded by Barney Kroger in 1883
• The first store opens at 66 East Pearl Street in
  Cincinnati, Ohio.
• Operates 2,507 supermarkets, 791 convenience
  stores, and 428 fine jewelry stores nationwide
• Operates as three formats of Supermarkets
• Combination of Food and Drug Stores
• Multi Department Stores
• Price Impact Warehouse Stores

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Company Services and Products

• Combo Stores
• Food Stores
• Pharmacies
• General Merchandise
• Pet Centers
• Fuel Centers
• Multi Department Stores
• Apparel
• Home Fashion
• Furnishings
• Electronics
• Automotive
• Toys
• Fine Jewelry
• Price Impact Warehouse Stores
• Beauty Care
• Health
• Grocery Items
• Fresh Produce

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Company Competitors

• Safeway Inc.
• SuperValu Inc.
• Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

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News Headlines

• Kroger, union settle disagreement
• Company has reached an agreement with 650
  unionized North Carolina workers to increase
  wages and improve benefits packages, as of
  September 28, 2006
• Members of the union agree on 4 year agreement
  covering employees at all 19 stores
• Unionized employees are members of the United
  Food and Commercial Workers Local 204
• Disagreement came from the company's
  contributions to the union members' health-care
  fund and over wage increases

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Stock Trend Chart (2yrs)
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Top Executives
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Additional Information

• Company Official Website http//www.kroger.com/hom
  epage/index.htm
• 290,000 Full Time Employees
• First Grocery Company to operate its own bakeries
  in 1901
• Kroger merges with Fred Meyer, Inc. in a 13
  billion deal that creates the nation's largest
  retail grocery company in 1999