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  <xsd:element id="kr_ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingCashFlowsStatementTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfCondensedConsolidatingCashFlowsStatementTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="kr_CondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetsLineItems" name="CondensedConsolidatingBalanceSheetsLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_PrefundedEmployeeBenefitsPrepaidAndOtherCurrentAssets" name="PrefundedEmployeeBenefitsPrepaidAndOtherCurrentAssets" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_AccruedSalariesWagesDeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherCurrentLiabilities" name="AccruedSalariesWagesDeferredIncomeTaxesAndOtherCurrentLiabilities" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesPercent" name="NonGuarantorSubsidiariesPercent" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:percentItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="kr_CondensedConsolidatingStatementsOfOperationsLineItems" name="CondensedConsolidatingStatementsOfOperationsLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="kr_CondensedConsolidatingStatementsOfCashFlowsLineItems" name="CondensedConsolidatingStatementsOfCashFlowsLineItems" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivitiesConsolidatingInformation" name="PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherInvestingActivitiesConsolidatingInformation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStockAndExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensation" name="ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStockAndExcessTaxBenefitFromShareBasedCompensation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherFinancingActivitiesConsolidatingInformation" name="PaymentsForProceedsFromOtherFinancingActivitiesConsolidatingInformation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_NetChangeInAdvancesToSubsidiariesConsolidatingInformation" name="NetChangeInAdvancesToSubsidiariesConsolidatingInformation" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="kr_CommitmentsAndContingenciesTable" name="CommitmentsAndContingenciesTable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_GuaranteeOfIndebtednessOfOthersTwoRealEstateEntitiesMember" name="GuaranteeOfIndebtednessOfOthersTwoRealEstateEntitiesMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_GuaranteeOfIndebtednessOfOthersConsolidatedVIEMember" name="GuaranteeOfIndebtednessOfOthersConsolidatedVIEMember" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_GuaranteeObligationsCollateralHeldDirectlyOrByThirdPartiesAmount" name="GuaranteeObligationsCollateralHeldDirectlyOrByThirdPartiesAmount" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_LimitOfCombinedAverageAnnualDebtSubjectToResetAndFloatingRateDebt" name="LimitOfCombinedAverageAnnualDebtSubjectToResetAndFloatingRateDebt" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_NumberOfInterestRateSwapAgreements" name="NumberOfInterestRateSwapAgreements" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_NumberOfDiscontinuedInterestRateSwapsFairValueHedges" name="NumberOfDiscontinuedInterestRateSwapsFairValueHedges" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_DeferredGainLossOnDiscontinuationOfInterestRateFairValueHedgeToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths" name="DeferredGainLossOnDiscontinuationOfInterestRateFairValueHedgeToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_NumberOfTerminatedInterestRateSwapsCashFlowHedges" name="NumberOfTerminatedInterestRateSwapsCashFlowHedges" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:integerItemType" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_DeferredGainLossOnTerminationOfInterestRateCashFlowHedge" name="DeferredGainLossOnTerminationOfInterestRateCashFlowHedge" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_DeferredGainLossOnTerminationOfInterestRateCashFlowHedgeToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths" name="DeferredGainLossOnTerminationOfInterestRateCashFlowHedgeToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="kr_CommodityPriceProtectionAbstract" name="CommodityPriceProtectionAbstract" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_TermOfPriceRiskDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments" name="TermOfPriceRiskDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:durationStringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="kr_FinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtFairValueTable" name="FinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtFairValueTable" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element abstract="true" id="kr_FinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtFairValueByInstrumentAxis" name="FinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtFairValueByInstrumentAxis" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:dimensionItem" type="xbrli:stringItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_FinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtFairValueDomain" name="FinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtFairValueDomain" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:domainItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_LongLivedAssets" name="LongLivedAssets" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_LongLivedAssetsCarryingValuePriorToImpairment" name="LongLivedAssetsCarryingValuePriorToImpairment" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_FairValueFinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtFairValue" name="FairValueFinancialInstrumentsCarriedAtFairValue" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsGainLossInStatementOfFinancialPerformanceFairValueHedgesTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsGainLossInStatementOfFinancialPerformanceFairValueHedgesTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsInStatementOfFinancialPositionFairValueFairValueHedgesTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsInStatementOfFinancialPositionFairValueFairValueHedgesTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsGainLossAndAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCashFlowHedgesTextBlock" name="ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsGainLossAndAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCashFlowHedgesTextBlock" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="us-types:textBlockItemType" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_AdjustmentRelatedToFairValueInterestRateHedges" name="AdjustmentRelatedToFairValueInterestRateHedges" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="credit" xbrli:periodType="instant" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_ReductionInLIFOReserveBeforeTax" name="ReductionInLIFOReserveBeforeTax" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
  <xsd:element id="kr_ReductionInLIFOReserveAfterTax" name="ReductionInLIFOReserveAfterTax" nillable="true" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" xbrli:balance="debit" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
</xsd:schema>
