KROGER TO PARTICIPATE IN MERRILL LYNCH INVESTOR CONFERENCE

CINCINNATI, OH, March 6, 2002 -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will participate in the Merrill Lynch Retailing Leaders Conference on March 13, 2002. The Kroger presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet that day at 11 a.m. (EST) at http://www.kroger.com/financialinfo_investorconferencecalls.htm. Click on Webcast Events to access the event. The presentation will be available in an archived format for one week following the conference.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains. At the end of the third quarter, the Company operated 2,401 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 32 states under approximately two dozen banners, including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, King Soopers, Smith’s, Fry’s and Fry’s Marketplace, Dillon, QFC and City Market. Kroger also operates 790 convenience stores, 426 fine jewelry stores, 177 supermarket fuel centers and 41 food processing plants. For more information about Kroger, please visit our web site at www.kroger.com.

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