Kroger Co. KR

What this company does

Kroger sells consumer products to customers in its stores and fuel centers and through its online platforms. As of January 31, 2026, it operated supermarkets under a variety of local banner names in 35 states and the District of Columbia. The Company ran 2,697 supermarkets on that date, either directly or through its subsidiaries, of which 2,250 had pharmacies and 1,731 had fuel centers. It serves approximately 63 million households annually, and its rewards program ties over 95% of customer transactions to a Kroger loyalty card. Its supermarkets stock, on average, over 13,000 private label items. The Company owned 33 food production plants as of January 31, 2026, consisting of 14 dairies, nine deli or bakery plants, five grocery product plants, two beverage plants, one meat plant and two cheese plants. On that same date it employed more than 403,000 full- and part-time employees. The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1902.

Written from the business description in KROGER CO's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 31 March 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.