Choosing Kroger

The reason I chose Kroger is I thought it would be interesting to learn about the operations of one of the largest grocers in the United States.  Plus since a large portion of my budget is spent at Kroger I wanted to study a company that I actually buy products from.  Kroger is one of the nation's largest grocery retailers, with fiscal 2009 sales of $76.7 billion. The Kroger Company has operations in many states with store formats that include grocery, multi-department stores, convenience stores, jewelry stores, and financial services.  I had no idea that Kroger's operations included jewelry until I started researching the company.  Turns out that Kroger operates 375 fine jewelry stores in 35 states.

Here are some more quick facts about The Kroger Company:
•Kroger operates 2,470 grocery retail stores in 31 states under nearly two dozen banners.
•Kroger operates 779 convenience stores under five banners in 18 states.
•Kroger is the only major U.S. supermarket company to operate an economical three-tier distribution system.
•Kroger operates 40 food processing or manufacturing facilities producing high quality private-label products that provide value for customers and enhanced margins for Kroger.
•Kroger operates 909 supermarket fuel centers.
•Kroger's operates 1,963 pharmacies.