KROGER TO PARTICIPATE IN LEHMAN BROTHERS RETAIL SEMINAR

CINCINNATI, OH, April 22, 2004 -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) will participate in the Lehman Brothers Retail Seminar on Monday, April 26. Rodney McMullen, Kroger vice chairman, and Mike Schlotman, Kroger senior vice president and chief financial officer, will address investors.

The presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet beginning at 3:40 p.m. (EDT) 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 conferences.

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, Kroger is one of the nation’s largest retail grocery chains. At the end of fiscal 2003, the Company operated (either directly or through its subsidiaries) 2,532 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) 802 convenience stores, 440 fine jewelry stores, 466 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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