| December 11, 2002 |
|
Ralphs Named "Retailer of the Decade" by Mexican American Grocers Association |
| December 10, 2002 |
|
Kroger Reports Earnings of $0.34 per Diluted Share, Before One-Time Items, for Third Quarter |
| November 15, 2002 |
|
Giordano Promoted to President of Quality Food Centers |
| November 13, 2002 |
|
FTC Clears way for Kroger to Acquire 18 Raley's Stores in Las Vegas |
| November 12, 2002 |
|
Kroger Promotes Wolfram to Vice President of Grocery Products Group |
| November 7, 2002 |
|
Kroger Names Four Veteran Executives to Key Management Positions |
| October 29, 2002 |
|
Bryant Resigns from Kroger Management Team |
| October 22, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Participate in Banc One Capital Markets Fixed Income Retail Conference |
| October 3, 2002 |
|
Kroger Confident that Proposed Acquisition of 18 Raley's Stores in Las Vegas will Clear FTC Review |
| September 26, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Participate in McDonald Investments Consumer Conference |
| September 20, 2002 |
|
Kroger Elects Richard K. Davidson to Board of Directors |
| September 17, 2002 |
|
Kroger Reports Earnings Of $0.35 Per Diluted Share, Before One-Time Items, For Second Quarter of 2002 |
| September 13, 2002 |
|
Kroger Agrees to Purchase 18 Raley's Stores in Las Vegas |
| August 29, 2002 |
|
Kroger Issues Announcement on Investor Meetings |
| August 28, 2002 |
|
Kroger Named "National Retailer of the Year" by America's Second Harvest |
| August 1, 2002 |
|
Kroger Opens 300th Supermarket Fuel Center |
| July 25, 2002 |
|
Kroger Asks Customers to Check Their Freezers for Recalled Beef |
| July 23, 2002 |
|
Kroger and Milk-Bone Donate Police Dogs and Canine Assistance Dogs in 11 Communities |
| July 19, 2002 |
|
Kroger Cooperates with ConAgra Beef Recall |
| June 26, 2002 |
|
Kroger Contributes $129 Million to Communities and Charitable causes in 2001 |
| June 25, 2002 |
|
Kroger Reports Earnings of $0.48 Per Diluted Share, before One-Time Expenses, for the First Quarter of 2002 |
| June 24, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Webcast Annual Meeting of Shareholders |
| June 19, 2002 |
|
King Soopers and City Market Expand Donation Collections for Fire Relief Efforts |
| June 12, 2002 |
|
Kroger Expects to Exceed Consenus Earnings Estimate of 44 Cents Per
Share, Excluding One-Time Items, for First Quarter of Fiscal 2002 |
| June 3, 2002 |
|
Kroger Agrees to Purchase Seven Winn-Dixie Stores in Dallas Metroplex |
| May 31, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Support Animal Welfare Guidelines Developed by the Food Marketing Institute |
| May 23, 2002 |
|
Kroger Completes New Bank Credit Facilities |
| May 22, 2002 |
|
Kroger Promotes Holsclaw to President of Central Division |
| May 22, 2002 |
|
Scutt Named Group Vice President at Kroger |
| May 10, 2002 |
|
Kroger Completes Purchase of 17 Albertson's Stores Primarily in Houston |
| May 2, 2002 |
|
The Kroger Co. and Upromise Team up to Give Shoppers a Head Start on College Savings |
| April 29, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Participate in Lehman Brothers Investor Conference |
| April 11, 2002 |
|
Kroger Named One of America's "100 Best Corporate Citizens" by Business Ethics Magazine for Third Consecutive Year |
| April 11, 2002 |
|
Kroger Agrees to Purchase 17 Albertson's Stores Primarily in Houston |
| April 10, 2002 |
|
Kroger Announces New Division Reporting Assignments |
| April 9, 2002 |
|
Kroger Pharmacies Accepting LillyAnswers Pharmacy Discount Card |
| April 3, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Participate in Banc of America Investor Conference |
| March 19, 2002 |
|
David B. Lewis Elected to Kroger Board of Directors |
| March 12, 2002 |
|
Kroger Reports Earnings per Diluted Share of $0.47, Before One-Time
Expenses of Four Cents per Share, for Fourth Quarter of 2001 |
| March 6, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Participate in Merrill Lynch Investor Conference |
| February 25, 2002 |
|
Kroger Donates Record 25 Million Pounds of Product to America's Second Harvest Food Banks in 2001 |
| February 20, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Participate in Bear Stearns Investor Conference |
| February 1, 2002 |
|
Kroger to Participate in CSFB Investor Conference |
| January 25, 2002 |
|
Kroger Pharmacies to accept Pfizer, Glaxo and Novartis Discount Cards |
| January 3, 2002 |
|
Kroger Provides Enhanced Benefits to Military Reservists Called to Active Duty |
| December 21, 2001 |
|
Kroger Group Vice President Terry Cox Announces Retirement after 40 Years with the Company |
| December 19, 2001 |
|
Kroger and Hormel Foods Ring in the Holidays by Donating Gift Certificates for 11,000 Hams to Feed the Hungry |
| December 11, 2001 |
|
Kroger's Division Office in Nashville to be Merged into Division Offices in Atlanta and Louisville |
| December 11, 2001 |
|
Kroger Reports 14% Increase in Earnings Per Share, Before One-Time Items, for Third Quarter |
| November 29, 2001 |
|
Crossroad Farms Dairy Recalls Kroger and Sealtest Eggnog Sold in Some Stores |
| November 15, 2001 |
|
Kroger Donates $100,000 to Fight Breast Cancer |
| November 11, 2001 |
|
Fred Meyer and Ticketmaster announce addition of 15 new retail ticket centers to Fred Meyer stores in Oregon and Southwest Washington |
| October 29, 2001 |
|
Kroger Promotes Bruce Macaulay to Group Vice President |
| October 18, 2001 |
|
One Year Later, Private Selection Ranks Among Most Successful Brand Launches in Kroger History |
| October 12, 2001 |
|
Jackson Dairy Shifts Production Away From Ice Cream Exclusively To Milk |
| September 28, 2001 |
|
Kroger And Urban League Of Greater Cincinnati Team Up To Offer Job Readiness Training To 120 Local Teenagers |
| September 27, 2001 |
|
Kroger Raises $5.2 Million For Disaster Relief |
| September 19, 2001 |
|
Kroger Reports 19% Increase In Earnings Per Share Before One-Time Items, For Second Quarter |
| September 14, 2001 |
|
Hoffmann Named President Of Kwik Shop |
| September 14, 2001 |
|
Kroger Treasurer Larry Turner Announces Early Retirement After 28 Years
With Company |
| September 13, 2001 |
|
Kroger Joins American Red Cross, Salvation Army
and Local Blood Banks to Support Rescue and Relief Efforts |
| September 4, 2001 |
|
Kroger Completes Purchase
of Seven Furrs Stores in New Mexico and Sale of Five Smith's Stores in Texas and New Mexico |
| September 4, 2001 |
|
Kroger Leads Effort to Feed the Hungry by Expanding Partnership with America's Second Harvest |
| August 30, 2001 |
|
Nebraska
Firm's Beef Recall Affects Some Kroger
Stores |
| August 27, 2001 |
|
Kroger
Cooperates with Ground Beef Recall Announced
by American Foods Group, Inc. |
| August 17, 2001 |
|
Kroger
to Purchase Seven Furrs Stores in New Mexico |
| July 10, 2001 |
 |
Kroger Completes Purchase of 15 Harris Teeter Stores |
| July 3, 2001 |
|
Kroger Endorses Food Marketing Institute's Program Addressing Animal Welfare |
| June 26, 2001 |
|
Kroger Reports 19% Increase in Earnings per Share, Before Merger Costs and One-Time Expenses, for First Quarter |
| June 25, 2001 |
|
Kroger Agrees to Purchase 15 Georgia Stores from Harris Teeter |
| June 01, 2001 |
|
Kroger Completes New Bank Credit Facility |
| May 11, 2001 |
|
Boehm Promoted to Group Vice President of Kroger |
| May 2, 2001 |
|
Kroger Files Form 10-K for Fiscal 2000 |
| April 16, 2001 |
|
Dreamworks and the Kroger Co. Team up to offer Shrek™-Sized Value to Loyal Supermarket Shoppers this Spring |
| March 28, 2001 |
|
Kroger Named One of America's “100 Best Corporate Citizens” |
| March 27, 2001 |
|
Kroger Completes Purchase of 16 Omaha Stores from Fleming |
| March 15, 2001 |
|
Kroger Reports
30% Increase in Earnings Per Share, before One-Time Items, for Fourth Quarter |
| March 6, 2001 |
|
Kroger promotes
Hallsey to President of Smith's |
| March 5, 2001 |
|
Kroger
Announces Strong Preliminary Results for Fourth Quarter and Restatement of Prior
Earnings by Minor Amounts |
| March 1, 2001 |
|
Kroger
Ranks as Top Retail Donor to America's
Second Harvest for Third Consecutive
Year |
| February 27, 2001 |
|
Kroger
Appoints New Division Presidents |
| January
12, 2001 |
|
Kroger
and Pocketscript to Launch Electronic Prescription
Interchange Service for In-Store Pharmacies |
| January
10, 2001 |
|
Ronald
W. Burkle Resigns as Director of Kroger |
| January
9, 2001 |
|
Tony
Prinster Announces Retirement from City Market,
Ending 14-year Career with Kroger |
| 2000 |
|
|
| December
18, 2000 |
|
Kroger
and Hormel Ring in the Holidays by Donating
Gift Certificates for 10,000 Holiday Hams
to Charity |
| December
14, 2000 |
|
Kroger
to Purchase 16 Stores in Omaha from Fleming |
| December
5, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Promotes Saundra Linn to Group Vice President |
| December
5, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Reports 17% Increase in Earnings Per Share,
Before One-Time Items, for Third Quarter |
| December
4, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Cooperates with Ground Beef Recall Announced
by American Foods Group, Inc. |
| November
21, 2000 |
|
Pfeiff
Named President of Turkey Hill Minit Markets |
| November
8, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Removes Over-the-Counter Drug Products Containing
PPA from Store Shelves |
| October
19, 2000 |
|
Flora
Promoted to President of Kroger's Michigan
Division |
| October
9, 2000 |
|
Smith
retires as President of Kroger's Atlanta Division
|
| October
2, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Launches Private Selection in 2,300 Stores |
| September 12, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Reports 17% Increase in Earnings Per Share,
Before One-time Items, for Second Quarter |
| September
11, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Named "Grocery Distributor of the Year"
by America's Second Harvest |
| August
23, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Remains Comfortable with Consensus Earnings
Estimate for Second Quarter |
| June
22, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Announces it will not Pursue Purchase of 74
Winn-Dixie Stores in Texas and Oklahoma |
| June
20, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Reports 22% Increase in Earnings Per Share,
Before Merger Costs and One-Time Expenses,
for First Quarter |
| June
20, 2000 |
|
Metro
Phoenix Fred Meyer Stores Becoming Fry's Marketplace
Stores |
| June
8, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Teams Up with Priceline WebHouse Club to Let
Customers Name Their Own Price for Groceries
Via the Internet |
| June
2, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Issues Response to Federal Trade Commission
Ruling |
| May
31, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Reaches Agreement to Purchase 20 Hannaford
stores in Virginia |
| May
8, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Teams Up with Planet U to Offer Manufacturers'
Coupons Via the Internet |
| April
3, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Authorizes $750 Million Share Repurchase Program |
| March
28, 2000 |
|
Kroger
To Join Sears, Carrefour and Other Retailers
In Global Online Supply Marketplace |
| March
17, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Named One of America's "100 Best Corporate
Citizens" by Business Ethics Magazine |
| March
13, 2000 |
|
Dennis
Hood Announces Retirement Ending Forty Year
Career with Kroger |
| March
9, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Reports Record Earnings, Before Merger Costs,
for Fourth Quarter of 1999 |
| March
8, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Announces Promotions in Manufacturing Division |
| March
8, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Announces Promotions |
| February
25, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Promotes Felicia Thornton to Group Vice President |
| February
24, 2000 |
|
Kroger Announces Preliminary Sales Results
For Fourth Quarter and 1999 Full Year |
| February
22, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Promotes Four to Vice President |
| January
26, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Realigns Senior Management Team |
| January
21, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Announces Two Promotions |
| January
20, 2000 |
|
Kroger
Authorizes $100 Million Share Repurchase Program |
| 1999 |
|
|
| December
21,1999 |
|
Kroger
Promotes Macaulay to VP of Grocery Merchandising
and Procurement |
| December
17,1999 |
|
Kroger
Teams Up With Hormel Foods to Donate Gift
Certificates for Nearly 12,000 Holiday Hams
to Charity |
| December
15,1999 |
|
Kroger
to Merge With Kessel Food Markets, Inc. in
Michigan |
| December
6,1999 |
|
Kroger
Reports Record Earnings, Before Merger Costs,
for Third Quarter of 1999 |
| December
6,1999 |
|
Kroger
to Repurchase Stock |
| December
6,1999 |
|
Thrasher
Appointed President and CEO of Fred Meyer
Stores |
| December
1,1999 |
|
Kroger
to Merge with Pay Less Super Markets in Indiana |
| November
17, 1999 |
|
Johnson
Hired as Group Vice President of Management
Information Systems |
| November
2, 1999 |
|
Kroger
to Buy 74 Winn-Dixie Stores in Texas and Oklahoma |
| October
21, 1999 |
|
Kroger Completes Successful Exchange Offer |
| October
19, 1999 |
|
Kroger
Extends Note Exchange Offer |
| September
28, 1999 |
|
Memphis Bakery to be Sold to Flowers Bakeries,
Inc. |
| September
14, 1999 |
|
Kroger
Reports Record Earnings, Before Merger Costs,
for Second Quarter of 1999 |
| August
31, 1999 |
|
Kroger
Promotes Dispense to President of Smith's |
| August
23, 1999 |
|
Kroger
Receives Approval to Acquire Jay C Stores |
| August
2, 1999 |
|
Kroger
Calls Debentures Due 2002 and Announces Release
of Fred Meyer Collateral |
| July 28,
1999 |
|
Kroger
and U.S. Bank to Launch Co-branded VISA Card |
| July 16,
1999 |
|
Kroger
Promotes Rech to President of Nashville KMA |
| June 25,
1999 |
|
Kroger
Completes Sale of $900 Million in Senior Notes |
| June 22,
1995 |
|
Kroger
Purchases 41 Albertson Stores |
| June 17,
1999 |
|
Strong
Earnings for First Quarter of 1999 |
| May 27,
1999 |
|
Merger
Closing Announcement |
| May 27,
1999 |
|
Kroger
and Fred Meyer Merger Approved |
| May 20,
1999 |
|
2-for-1
Stock Split Announced |
| April
14, 1999 |
|
Executive
Promotions |
| March
9, 1999 |
|
Shareholder
Meeting on the Kroger and Fred Meyer Merger. Dates for the special shareholders' meeting to consider
and approve the merger. |
| February 26, 1999 |
|
1/1/2000
- A Routine Shopping Day
1/1/2000 should be a routine shopping day at Kroger.
|
| January 21, 1999 |
|
Bryant
Promotion
Promotion of Warren F. Bryant, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Dillon to Senior Vice President of Kroger. |
| October 19, 1998 |
|
Fred Meyer Merger
Merger of The Kroger Co. and
Fred Meyer.
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