KROGER TO PARTICIPATE IN MERRILL LYNCH RETAILING LEADERS CONFERENCE

CINCINNATI, OH, March 15, 2005 -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will participate in the Merrill Lynch Retailing Leaders and Household Products and Cosmetics Conference on Wednesday, March 23, 2005. Dave Dillon, Kroger chairman and chief executive officer, and Mike Schlotman, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will address investors.

The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet at 12:40 p.m. (ET) 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 fiscal 2004, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,532 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 32 states under two dozen banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, King Soopers, Smith’s, Fry’s, Fry’s Marketplace, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger also operated (either directly or through subsidiaries, franchise agreements, or operating agreements) 795 convenience stores, 436 fine jewelry stores, 536 supermarket fuel centers and 42 food processing plants. For more information about Kroger, please visit our web site at www.kroger.com.

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