KROGER TO PARTICIPATE IN LEHMAN BROTHERS RETAIL SEMINAR

CINCINNATI, OH, April 14, 2003 -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will participate in the Lehman Brothers Retail Seminar on Monday, April 28, 2003. Joseph A. Pichler, Kroger chairman and chief executive officer, and Rodney McMullen, Kroger executive vice president, will address investors.

The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet beginning at 8:40 a.m. (EDT) at http://www.kroger.com/financialinfo_investorconferencecalls.htm. Click on Webcast Events to access the event. The presentations will be available in an archived format for one week following the conferences.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains. At the end of fiscal 2002, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,488 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, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger also operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 784 convenience stores, 441 fine jewelry stores, 376 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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