KROGER PHARMACIES ACCEPTING LILLYANSWERS PHARMACY DISCOUNT CARD

CINCINNATI, OH, April 9, 2002 -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today said its pharmacies are accepting the LillyAnswers card, which allows low-income seniors without prescription drug coverage to pay a flat fee of $12 for a 30-day supply of any Lilly retail drug.

Kroger pharmacies are already accepting discount cards from Glaxo, Novartis and Pfizer.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains. At the end of fiscal 2001, the Company (either directly or through its subsidiaries) operated 2,418 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 789 convenience stores, 427 fine jewelry stores, 227 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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