

The company is one of the largest American-owned private employers in the United States. The Kroger Company is the United States' largest supermarket operator by revenue and fifth-largest general retailer. As of November 6, 2021, Kroger's headquarters are located in downtown Cincinnati.

Kroger operates 33 manufacturing plants, 1,642 supermarket fuel centers, 2,254 pharmacies, 225 The Little Clinic in-store medical clinics, and 127 jewelry stores (782 convenience stores were sold to EG Group in 2018).

įounded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger operates 2,719 grocery retail stores under its various banners and divisions in 35 states and the District of Columbia with store formats that include 134 multi-department stores, 2,273 combo stores, 191 marketplace stores, and 121 price-impact warehouse stores. The Kroger Company, or simply Kroger, is an American retail company that operates (either directly or through its subsidiaries ) supermarkets and multi-department stores throughout the United States.
