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The Kroger Company
Logo since 2021
Kroger headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio
Company type
Public
Traded as
NYSE: KR
S&P 500 component
ISIN
US5010441013
Industry
Retail
Founded
1883; 141 years ago (1883), in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Founder
Bernard Kroger
Headquarters
Cincinnati, Ohio
,
U.S.
Number of locations
2,719 supermarkets (Q1 2023)[1]
Area served
United States
Key people
Rodney McMullen (CEO & chairman)[2]
Products
Supercenter/superstore, Other specialty, supermarket
Revenue
US$150 billion (2023)[3]
Operating income
US$3.477 billion (2022)[3]
Net income
US$1.655 billion (2022)[3]
Total assets
US$49.086 billion (2022)[3]
Total equity
US$9.452 billion (2022)[3]
Number of employees
465,000 (2022)[4]
Divisions
Inter-American Products various chains
Website
www.thekrogerco.com www.kroger.com
The Kroger Company, or simply Kroger, is an American retail company that operates (either directly or through its subsidiaries[5]) supermarkets and multi-department stores throughout the United States.[1][6]
Founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger operates 2,719 grocery retail stores under its various banners and divisions in 35 states and the District of Columbia.[6] Its store formats include 134 multi-department stores, 2,273 combo stores, 191 marketplace stores, and 121 price-impact warehouse stores.[1][6] Kroger operates 33 manufacturing plants, 1,642 supermarket fuel centers, 2,254 pharmacies, 225 The Little Clinic in-store medical clinics, and 127 jewelry stores (782 convenience stores were sold to EG Group in 2018).[1][6] Kroger's headquarters are located in downtown Cincinnati.[7]
The Kroger Company is the largest supermarket operator in the U.S. by revenue[8] and the country's fifth-largest general retailer.[9] The company is one of the largest American-owned private employers in the United States.[10][11][12] Additionally, Kroger is ranked #17 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest U.S. corporations by total revenue.[13]
About two-thirds of Kroger's employees are represented by collective bargaining agreements,[14] with most being represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW).[15]
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US$150 billion (2023)[3]