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Kroger's Q1 Earnings Preview
Profit Fan • Thu, Jun 13 • 2 Comments
Kroger: Fundamentally Sound With An Added Perk
Alan Ellman • Fri, Apr 26 • 1 Comment
Bull Of The Day: Kroger
Zacks Investment Research • Thu, Apr 25 • 1 Comment
Kroger: A Consistent Performer With Further Upside Potential
Alexander J. Poulos • Tue, Mar 19 • 5 Comments
Kroger: Expense Control, Solid Growth Send Shares Toward All-Time-Highs
The Value Investor • Mon, Mar 11 • 1 Comment
Buy Kroger Ahead Of Fiscal Q4 Earnings
Stats Trader • Tue, Mar 5 • 11 Comments
Kroger's Strategic Advantage Over Whole Foods Market And The Fresh Market
Justin Weinstein • Fri, Dec 28, 2012 • 17 Comments
Growth And Income: Kroger
Zacks Investment Research • Wed, Dec 5, 2012 • 1 Comment
Kroger - Value In Shares Of This Value Chain
The Value Investor • Mon, Dec 3, 2012
The Kroger Co.: Strong Fundamentals And An Attractive Yield
Kapitall • Thu, Nov 8, 2012 • 1 Comment
Kroger Surges After Strong Earnings, Announces Share Repurchase Program
Benzinga • Fri, Jun 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
Kroger: No Excitement About $1 Billion Stock Repurchase Plan
Anh Hoang • Thu, Jun 14, 2012 • 3 Comments
Earnings Preview: The Kroger Co
StockPandit • Wed, Jun 6, 2012 • 1 Comment
Kroger Co: Dividends, Earnings And Valuation Analysis
F.A.S.T. Graphs • Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Kroger: Cheaper Than Its Peers
Justin Weinstein • Tue, Mar 6, 2012 • 3 Comments
Kroger Earnings Preview
Zacks Investment Research • Thu, Mar 1, 2012
Kroger Has Relative Value Vs. Peers
Valuentum • Sun, Feb 26, 2012 • 1 Comment
Kroger's 40% Upside Tops Safeway, Supervalu
Takeover Analyst • Mon, Jan 30, 2012 • 1 Comment
Earnings Scorecard: Kroger
Zacks Investment Research • Wed, Dec 7, 2011
Kroger: Earnings Preview
Zacks Investment Research • Mon, Nov 28, 2011

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Change In Total Reserves
David Trainer • Tue, Jun 18
Which Of The Russell 3000 Consumer Staples Companies Is Most Attractive To Dividend Investors?
Arie Goren • Tue, Jun 18
Supervalu: Albertsons Sale Offers Potential For Fresh Start
Saibus Research • Mon, Jun 17 • 2 Comments
Wal-Mart: Is Reputation A Leading Indicator?
Justin Weinstein • Sun, Jun 16 • 20 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - 9 Things To Watch In The Week Ahead (6/14/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Sun, Jun 16 • 2 Comments
Supervalu: Lessons Learned As A Value Investor
Saibus Research • Tue, Jun 11 • 3 Comments
How To Obtain 'Free' Groceries For Life
Eli Inkrot • Mon, Jun 10 • 12 Comments
Should Safeway Be Worried About Amazon Fresh? No. Whole Foods? Absolutely
Renee Butler • Thu, Jun 6 • 2 Comments
The Difference Between Owning Brands And Being Owned By Them
California Dividend Bull • Thu, May 30 • 32 Comments
What Are The Bright Spots In Wal-Mart's Earnings?
Sarfaraz A. Khan • Thu, May 30
Will Whole Foods Double Following A 2-For-1 Stock Split?
David Guarino • Tue, May 21 • 7 Comments
Cramer's Lightning Round - Workday Is The Son Of Salesforce (5/1/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Thu, May 2
Cramer's Lightning Round - Eaton Has The LED Lighting Story Down Cold (4/30/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Wed, May 1
Consumer Staples Too Expensive? Try These Grocers Instead
Eric Rodawig • Tue, Apr 23 • 1 Comment
Top Notch Long-Term Dividend Growers
Howard Reisman • Tue, Apr 9 • 20 Comments
Why I Am Pooh-Poohing 4.7% Higher Same-Store Sales
Markos Kaminis • Tue, Apr 2 • 1 Comment
Recapitalization Scenarios
David Brown • Mon, Mar 25 • 3 Comments
Whole Foods: Solid Growth Story, Still Cautious On Valuation
David Guarino • Thu, Mar 7 • 1 Comment
This Sector Will Beat The Market In 2013
The Dividend Guy • Thu, Mar 7 • 17 Comments
The Fundamental Roadblock The Fresh Market And Whole Foods Face
Justin Weinstein • Wed, Mar 6 • 30 Comments

The Kroger's Management Presents at Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Apr 4
Under Armour, Inc. Presents at 2013 Consumer & Retail Conference, Mar-12-2013 11:00 AM
Tue, Mar 12
The Kroger Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 7
The Kroger Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Nov 29, 2012
The Kroger Co. - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Tue, Oct 16, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Kroger Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Sep 7, 2012
The Kroger Management Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jun 14, 2012
The Kroger's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 1, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Kroger's CEO Discusses Q3 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Dec 1, 2011 • 1 Comment
The Kroger's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Fri, Sep 9, 2011
The Kroger's CEO Discusses Q1 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jun 16, 2011
The Kroger's CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Mar 3, 2011
Kroger Co. CEO Discusses Q3 2010 - Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Dec 2, 2010
The Kroger Co. Q1 2010 Earnings Call Transcript
Thu, Jun 17, 2010
The Kroger Co. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 9, 2010
The Kroger Company F3Q09 (Qtr End 11/7/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Dec 8, 2009
The Kroger Co. F2Q09 (Qtr End 8/15/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Kroger F1Q09 (Qtr End 5/23/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jun 23, 2009
The Kroger Co. F4Q08 (Qtr End 1/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Mar 10, 2009
The Kroger Co. F3Q08 (Qtr End 11/08/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Dec 9, 2008

Cramer's Game Plan: Next Week's All About Ben

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Kroger To Webcast Annual Meeting Of Shareholders June 27

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After-Hours Buzz: H&R Block, Safeway, PVH & More

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Kroger Ratifies Agreement with UFCW Local 700

PR Newswire (Jun 10, 2013)
Meet the Mexican CEO Who Made Your English Muffin

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What Gives? Retailers Go Gaga for Groceries

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Kroger To Webcast First Quarter Conference Call With Investors

PR Newswire (Jun 6, 2013)
New Reward Program Habits May Cost Consumers

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Kroger Raises Nearly $500,000 for Oklahoma Tornado Relief

PR Newswire (May 30, 2013)
Kroger Announces Retirement of Turkey Hill Dairy President Quintin Frey

PR Newswire (May 28, 2013)
Kroger Extends Partnership With USO To Support Our Troops

PR Newswire (May 24, 2013)
Kroger Announces Retirement of Mid-South Division President John Hackett

PR Newswire (May 24, 2013)
Kroger's Participation In The Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference - London - Has Been Canceled

PR Newswire (May 20, 2013)
Kathleen Barclay Named a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement

PR Newswire (May 16, 2013)
Kroger To Participate In The Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference - London

PR Newswire (May 15, 2013)
Kroger Unveils A Clean Energy Production System Powered By Food Waste

PR Newswire (May 15, 2013)
Kroger Announces Financial Appointments

PR Newswire (May 14, 2013)
/C O R R E C T I O N -- The Kroger Co./

PR Newswire (May 8, 2013)
Kroger Ratifies Agreement with UFCW 455

PR Newswire (May 6, 2013)
Lightning Round: Kroger, International Paper & More

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Company Description

The Kroger Co. was founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1902. As of January 31, 2009, the Company was one of the largest retailers in the United States based on annual sales. The Company also manufactures and processes some of the food for sale in its supermarkets. The Company’s principal... More

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Industry: Grocery Stores

Country: United States

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Thursday, June 13, 8:43 AM More on May Retail Sales: As expected the late start to the spring season helped boost the building material & garden equipment category (HD, LOW, SHLD, WMT) as sales improved 0.9% M/M and 10.1% Y/Y. Grocery store sales (KR, SVU, SWY, WFM) were solid during the month, while department store sales (KSS, DDS, JCP, M, JWN) came in a touch light. Comment! [Consumer, U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, June 12, 4:58 PM Kroger (KR) +1.8% AH and Supervalu (SVU) +4.5% after Safeway announces it's selling its Canadian ops for C$5.8B ($5.7B), and suggests "the higher multiples attributed to Canadian supermarket companies" were a factor behind its decision. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, June 6, 10:13 AM The headaches continue for the grocery store sector (SVU, KR, SWY, RNDY, HTSI) as Amazon and Wal-Mart (WMT +0.4%) circle around like hungry vultures. Though both companies are only in the early stages (AmazonFresh, Neighborhoods Market) of their grocery initiatives, analysts think their considerable distribution prowess makes them a long-term threat. Reuters' Jessica Wohl has the factoid of the day: "A Walmart grocery distribution center can house up to 4 million bananas at one time." 5 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, June 4, 2:38 PM Amazon (AMZN -1%) roundup: 1) Amazon is set to expand its AmazonFresh grocery delivery business, in trial mode in Seattle for 5 years, to Los Angeles "as early as this week" and San Francisco later this year, Reuters reports. An industry consultant claims Amazon, long expected to expand its grocery ops to areas where sales tax is no longer a concern, is targeting up to 40 markets. Grocery chains (SWY, KR, SVU, WFM, TFM) can't be thrilled, particularly given Amazon's pricing history. 2) eMarketer estimates Amazon generated $610M in ad sales last year, and will produce $835M this year. A targeted ad network could fuel additional growth for the business, increasingly seen as a threat to Google (GOOG). 3 Comments [Tech, Consumer]
Thursday, May 30, 8:00 AM A new report from Rabobank concludes consumers are trading down when buying groceries or moving up to the premium sector as they slowly abandon the mid-market. It's a trend which could benefit both Wal-Mart (WMT) and Whole Foods Market (WFM) as they continue to chip away at sales at traditional grocery chains (KR, SWY, SVU, RNDY, HTSI) from different directions. 3 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, May 21, 8:40 AM A trend to watch: The grocery market in the U.K. is becoming increasingly polarized as both high-end specialty grocers and discounters pick up market share while national grocery store chains suffer. Is the same pattern unfolding in the U.S.? The Q1 read is that Wal-Mart (WMT) continues to gobble up grocery market share at the expense of Kroger (KR), Supervalu (SVU) and Safeway (SWY) while natural/organic chains (WFM, TFM, NGVC) remain a growth story. Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, May 16, 10:08 AM Grocery sales in focus: Retail analysts note something doesn't add up with Wal-Mart's (WMT -2.6%) claim per Nielsen data that it's "winning" market share for its grocery business despite the retailer's overall sales slip. On a rough comparison, the company's grocery store sales are growing level with Safeway (SWY +0.2%) - but still trail the pace of Whole Foods Market (WFM -0.1%) and Kroger (KR) by quite a lot. Is Wal-Mart's grocery share gain at the expense of the dollar store group (DG, DLTR, FDO)? 6 Comments [Consumer]
Monday, May 13, 9:11 AM More on retail sales: Building material and garden equipment sales (HD, LOW) were again, up 1.5% M/M and 4.1% Y/Y, while department store sales (SHLD, KSS, M, JWN, JCP) trailed expectations. Grocery store sales (KR, SVU, SWY) slipped during April compared to March but were 2% than a year ago on pricing gains. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy, Consumer]
Friday, April 26, 8:59 AM Online grocery sales increased 8% last year as the industry gains acceptance in metropolitan areas and is pegged to see sales grow to as much as $9.4B by 2017. The trend is far from favorable for brick-and-mortar grocery stores (KR, SVU, SWY) still reeling from increased competition from dollar stores and Wal-Mart. What to watch: As delivery services such as Peapod and Fresh Direct expand, will Whole Foods Market (WFM) stand pat? Comment! [Consumer]
Thursday, April 25, 12:59 PM Grocery store stocks suffer after Safeway's Q1 report indicates a weakening sales and volume trend into the end of the quarter. The lackluster quarter adds weight to the opinion that the dollar store group (DG, DLTR, FDO) and Wal-Mart are taking more grocery market share. Decliners: SWY -16.8%, WFM -1.0%, TFM -1%, SVY -2.5%, NGVC -2.0%, KR -2.0%, WMK -1.3%, HTSI -1.4%, FWM -1.3%. 7 Comments [Consumer, On the Move]
Tuesday, April 16, 1:15 PM Private label brand breakthrough: A survey released by Deloitte on brand loyalty could rattle the food and grocery sectors as a whopping 94% of consumers indicate they will stick with private-label or store brands instead of reverting back to costlier options. Industry insiders think even if the economy comes roaring back, a paradigm shift of consumer attitudes toward food purchases may already be entrenched. The trend could favor Treehouse Foods (THS), Safeway (SWY), Kroger (KR), Costco (COST), Whole Foods Market (WFM) - while creating a headache for Kellogg (K), Post Holdings (POST), Campbell Soup (CPB), Kraft Foods (KRFT), and General Mills (GIS). 10 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, April 9, 8:35 AM The race to provide charging stations for electric vehicles heats up on the West Coast after Kroger (KR) joins Walgreen (WAG), Whole Foods (WFM), and IKEA to provide customers parking lot charging stations. What to watch: Retailers continue to slowly edge into the field in an effort not to get left behind, but until a major restaurant chain (say McDonald's (MCD)?) jumps in with a partnership to offer a national network of charging stations along major interstates the phenomenon will remain a primarily limited to affluent urban areas. 26 Comments [Consumer]
Monday, April 8, 8:20 AM ECOtality (ECTY) and Kroger (KR) announce that they will expand an existing partnership. The plan includes implementing 200 level 2 charging stations and 25 DC Fast Chargers at Kroger outlets. 3 Comments [Consumer]
Wednesday, March 13, 9:54 AM Dollar stores (DG, DLTR, FDO) are sitting in the sweet spot for retail, according to analyst Kristin Bentz. Though the stores were once a destination for shopping "treasure hunts," a trend of consumers using the outlets as de facto grocery stores for basics and consumables is firming up. Wal-Mart (WMT +0.5%) may get a piece of the action with a plan to increase its footprint of small-format stores, while grocery stores could suffer a loss of market share (KR, SWY, SVU). (full report .pdf) 2 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, March 12, 2:30 PM Grocery store operator Fairway Group expects to launch its IPO next month, according to sources. Though the value of the deal is expected to be on the small side, it will be of keen interest to the supermarket group (SWY, SVU, KR, TFM, HTSI, IMKTA) with assessing valuation levels increasingly on the radar of investors. 2 Comments [Consumer]
Tuesday, March 12, 8:53 AM The FDA is dragging its feet on writing new menu labeling laws as strong opinions from supermarkets and convenience stores hold up the process. Though the restaurant industry in general is on board with disclosing calorie counts, grocery stores (SVU, KR, SWY, WFM) oppose it due to the "billion dollar" investment it would take to implement a calorie count on every non-packaged item. 3 Comments [Consumer]

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Supervalu: Albertsons Sale Offers Potential For Fresh Start http://bit.ly/19dS9m3 $KR $SWY $SVU
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stockahead: thanks again for the fresh article...maybe I'll jump on the train again if $SVU goes a bit lower...somehow I like this company...
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Supervalu: Lessons Learned As A Value Investor http://bit.ly/18tl5cT $KR $SVU
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DAG1996
interesting that dividend-paying "safety stocks" pundits say to sell are only ones holding their ground on dips: $CAG, $KR, $PFE, etc.
Jun 11, 11:44 AM
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Quinton Hobdy
$KR is worth a look.
May 25, 5:29 PM
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DAG1996: Those are some of the reasons I backed up the truck on $KR at $23.
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Quinton Hobdy: $KR still looking good :)
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DAG1996
$KR Credit Suisse Raises Kroger Price Target Again (also raised in March) http://bit.ly/128ENTG
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Seraphim Blentzas
Costco $COST Surpasses Kroger $KR To Become America's Second Largest Food Retailer (revenue) http://bit.ly/XPTFa8 $WMT
Apr 21, 8:31 PM
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DAG1996
$KR in the green today on top of 30% total gain already. just barely, but green in a sea of red nonetheless.
Apr 17, 2:21 PM
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Jason F
Why Financials and Google Are Lagging http://stks.co/t6yV $GOOG $C $SPY $SPX $JNJ $KR $K $GIS
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Seraphim Blentzas
A summary of Walmart $WMT latest quarterly and fiscal 2013 financial results; 2014 dividends +18% http://bit.ly/V3uMaX $TGT $KR
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Michael Bryant
Rock-Tenn ($RKT), Packaging Corp of America ($PKG), Clearwater Paper ($CLW), Kroger ($KR), & Trinity ($TRN) rose Thursday on unusual volume.
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Quinton Hobdy
$KR is worth a look.
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DAG1996: Those are some of the reasons I backed up the truck on $KR at $23.
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Quinton Hobdy: $KR still looking good :)
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Seraphim Blentzas
Kroger $KR fantastic Quarterly Earnings Results& Costco $COST 'icing on the cake' Special Dividend $7 http://bit.ly/U7JUh3
12/1/12
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DAG1996: I just need another round of pundits convincing people that new competition will put Kroger out of business so I can finish loading up. lol
12/2/12
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Seraphim Blentzas: Kroger $KR definitely suprising a lot of people but how ? Change in spending/person beats $COST but that's due to unsustainably low prices
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DAG1996
GE, PFE, CAG, KR, HAL, & INTC if you owned all of those already, which would you say is at a low enough price to add right now? not to trade
9/27/12
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Mercy Jimenez: DAG UR probably right + better at overcoming this resistance than I am; no doubt I've missed opportunities waiting for meltdowns to pounce.
10/21/12
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DAG1996: i'm often not cautious enough so missing an opportunity is a high-quality problem relative to misinterpreting risk as opportunity.
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DAG1996
MTW, to my surprise, has performed best so far among my buys of the past month, which include SDRL, HAL, TRN, WTI, EROC & KR. MTW +11%
6/29/12
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sethmcs: I can kick myself for missing two opportunities to buy MTW @ $6.20 since 2009.
6/30/12
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DAG1996: still good growth opportunities in emerging markets so i think its still a good buy in $10 range. its volatile so it'll probably dip back.
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DAG1996
KR installing electric car charging stations. http://cbsloc.al/Neo8Ji
6/19/12
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DAG1996: i'm really starting to love this company as more than just a defensive play to park cash.
6/19/12
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DAG1996: and how can anyone not love any company that can actually hold its own when Walmart is its main competitor. very impressive.
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