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The Kroger Co. Page 5
CORPORATE OVERVIEW
OPERATIONS
Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, The Kroger Co. is one of the largest
retailers in the United States based on annual sales, holding the #22
ranking on the Fortune 100 list. Kroger was founded in 1883 and
incorporated in 1902.
At the end of fiscal 2008, Kroger operated (either directly or through its
subsidiaries) 2,481 supermarkets, 781 of which had fuel centers.
Approximately 43% of these supermarkets were operated in Company-
owned facilities, including some Company-owned buildings on leased land.
See Section II of this Fact Book for more information about our
supermarket operations, and Section III for more information about our
supermarket fuel centers.
In addition to supermarkets, Kroger operates (either directly or through its
subsidiaries) 771 convenience stores and 385 fine jewelry stores.
Subsidiaries operated 684 of the convenience stores, while 87 were
operated through franchise agreements. Approximately 50% of the
convenience stores operated by subsidiaries were operated in Company-
owned facilities. Additional information about our convenience stores and
jewelry stores is contained in Section II of this Fact Book.
The Company also manufactures and processes some of the food for sale
in its supermarkets. As of January 31, 2009, the Company operated 40
manufacturing plants. See Section III of this Fact Book for more
information about our manufacturing operations and private label products.
All of the Company’s operations are domestic.
The Kroger Co.
# of Stores
% of Revenue
Supermarkets
2,481
94%
Convenience Stores
771
5%
Jewelry Stores (A)
385
<1%
Other (B)
N/A
<1%
Total
3,637
100%
(A) Includes 130 locations operated inside our supermarkets and 255 in shopping malls.
(B) Represents sales by Kroger’s manufacturing plants to outside customers.