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Kathleen Barclay Named a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement

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Kroger To Participate In The Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference - London

PR Newswire (Wed, 2:40PM)
Kroger Unveils A Clean Energy Production System Powered By Food Waste

PR Newswire (Wed, 1:15PM)
Kroger Announces Financial Appointments

PR Newswire (Tue, 2:00PM)
/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)
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
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
Consumer Staples Too Expensive? Try These Grocers Instead
Eric Rodawig • Tue, Apr 23 • 1 Comment
Kroger To Participate In The Barclays Retail and Consumer Discretionary Conference

PR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
Kroger To Source 100% Of Palm Oil From Sustainable Sources

PR Newswire (Apr 15, 2013)
Kroger Announces Largest Single-Day Public Service Event In Company's History To Take Place In Louisville

PR Newswire (Apr 11, 2013)
Top Notch Long-Term Dividend Growers
Howard Reisman • Tue, Apr 9 • 19 Comments
ECOtality and Kroger Announce Expansion of EV Partnership

PR Newswire (Apr 8, 2013)
Kroger Ratifies Agreement with UFCW Local 75

PR Newswire (Apr 5, 2013)
The Kroger's Management Presents at Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference (Transcript)
Thu, Apr 4
Why I Am Pooh-Poohing 4.7% Higher Same-Store Sales
Markos Kaminis • Tue, Apr 2 • 1 Comment
Kroger To Participate In Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference

PR Newswire (Mar 28, 2013)

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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
Earnings Scorecard: Kroger
Zacks Investment Research • Wed, Sep 14, 2011

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 • 19 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 • 16 Comments
The Fundamental Roadblock The Fresh Market And Whole Foods Face
Justin Weinstein • Wed, Mar 6 • 30 Comments
Cramer's Mad Money - 9 Things To Watch In The Week Ahead (3/1/13)
SA Editor Miriam Metzinger • Sun, Mar 3 • 3 Comments
Why I Am Not A Buyer Of Whole Foods Yet
Northrop Puckett • Wed, Feb 27 • 6 Comments
5 Stocks Harmed By A Higher Minimum Wage
Markos Kaminis • Thu, Feb 14 • 6 Comments
Whole Foods Is A Short
Akram's Razor • Thu, Feb 14 • 82 Comments
The Healthy Living Movement: Longevity For You And Your Portfolio
Brian McCormick • Mon, Feb 11
McCormick Is More Expensive Than You Think
Jim Fish • Thu, Feb 7 • 34 Comments
Supervalu: How To 'Make' $3.3 Billion In 7 Years
Delian Naydenov • Wed, Feb 6 • 8 Comments
6 Dividend Stocks With Sustainable Payouts And Strong Sources Of Profitability
Kapitall • Tue, Feb 5 • 2 Comments
Which Companies Should Buy Hostess' Parts
Jim Fish • Sat, Jan 26 • 7 Comments
Amazon, Does The Tax Man Cometh Early For Thee?
Jeff Binkley • Thu, Jan 17 • 2 Comments
What's Going On With Supervalu?
Efsinvestment • Tue, Jan 15 • 5 Comments
What Will The 'New' Supervalu Look Like?
Being Unordinary • Sun, Jan 13 • 7 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

Kathleen Barclay Named a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement

PR Newswire (Thu, 4:19PM)
Kroger To Participate In The Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference - London

PR Newswire (Wed, 2:40PM)
Kroger Unveils A Clean Energy Production System Powered By Food Waste

PR Newswire (Wed, 1:15PM)
Kroger Announces Financial Appointments

PR Newswire (Tue, 2:00PM)
/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

at CNBC.com (Apr 30, 2013)
Kroger To Participate In The Barclays Retail and Consumer Discretionary Conference

PR Newswire (Apr 23, 2013)
Midday Movers: IBM, CMG & More

at CNBC.com (Apr 19, 2013)
Retail Goes Shopping Through Big Data

at CNBC.com (Apr 15, 2013)
Kroger To Source 100% Of Palm Oil From Sustainable Sources

PR Newswire (Apr 15, 2013)
Kroger Announces Largest Single-Day Public Service Event In Company's History To Take Place In Louisville

PR Newswire (Apr 11, 2013)
ECOtality and Kroger Announce Expansion of EV Partnership

PR Newswire (Apr 8, 2013)
Kroger Ratifies Agreement with UFCW Local 75

PR Newswire (Apr 5, 2013)
Beware April Fool's Stock Charts: Carter Worth

at CNBC.com (Apr 1, 2013)
Market Extra: Coinstar: The big short that isn’t Herbalife

at MarketWatch.com (Apr 1, 2013)
Kroger To Participate In Morgan Stanley Retail & Restaurant Conference

PR Newswire (Mar 28, 2013)
Kroger Announces Retirement of Rich Manka

PR Newswire (Mar 26, 2013)
Kroger Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend

PR Newswire (Mar 14, 2013)
Dow Posts Record High for 3rd Day; S&P 500, Nasdaq Touch Multi-Year Highs

at CNBC.com (Mar 7, 2013)

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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

Sector: Services

Industry: Grocery Stores

Country: United States

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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]
Thursday, March 7, 9:48 AM Kroger (KR +3.2%) trades higher after its Q4 report delivers some surprise to the upside. Revenue at comparable stores rose a respectable 3% and operating expenses dropped 70 bps compared to last year. The company says it expects FY13 EPS of $2.71 to $2.79. 1 Comment [Consumer, On the Move]
Thursday, March 7, 9:13 AM Kroger (KR): Q4 EPS of $0.77 beats by $0.08. Revenue of $24.2B (+12.8% Y/Y) beats by $0.19B. (PR) Comment! [Earnings, Breaking News]
Thursday, March 7, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ARQL, CIEN, CLDX, CNQ, CNSL, DANG, FGP, FLY, IQNT, JRCC, KR, NAV, NGPC, SFD, SRPT Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, March 6, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Thursday’s open: ARQL, CIEN, CLDX, CNQ, CNSL, DANG, FGP, FLY, IQNT, JRCC, KR, NAV, NGPC, SFD, SRPT Comment! [Earnings]
Thursday, February 21, 1:54 PM Grocery store stocks rise after Safeway's earnings report lifts sentiment. Supervalu (SVU +1%), Kroger (KR +3.4%), and The Fresh Market (TFM +1.5%) are all higher, but no relief for Whole Foods Market (WFM -0.4%) - stuck on the wrong side of the consumer discretionary spending line. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
Wednesday, February 13, 10:22 AM Kroger (KR) could take a stab at acquiring grocery chain Harris Teeter Supermarkets (HTSI +2.8%), speculates dealReporter. Though nothing specific on that front has been tipped off by the company, its upsized shelf registration (8-K) gives it a little bit more firing power. Comment! [Consumer]

DAG1996
$KR Credit Suisse Raises Kroger Price Target Again (also raised in March) http://bit.ly/128ENTG
Tue, 10:57 AM
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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
Mar 31, 7:53 PM
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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 $KR
Feb 26, 12:14 AM
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Michael Bryant
Rock-Tenn ($RKT), Packaging Corp of America ($PKG), Clearwater Paper ($CLW), Kroger ($KR), & Trinity ($TRN) rose Thursday on unusual volume.
Feb 21, 11:44 PM
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Jim Van Meerten
$KR - 100% Barchart technical buy signal - 4 new highs and up 6.66% in the last month - Relative Strength Index 71.49%
12/4/12
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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 $COST but that's due to unsustainably low prices
12/4/12
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Michael Bryant
PAREXEL ($PRXL), Kroger ($KR), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals ($REGN), HDFC Bank ($HDB), & SouFun ($SFUN) rose Thursday on unusual volume.
11/30/12
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Saibus Research
Supervalu: Why It Makes Sense For Kroger Or Safeway To Acquire SVU In Whole Or In Part http://seekingalpha.com/a/jlsd $SVU $KR $SWY
10/10/12
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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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