Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Kroger Store in Galveston Opens for Business Today HOUSTON, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Kroger Co. today announced it is making a $100,000 donation to the Houston Area Ike Relief Fund to help individuals and families recover from this weekend's storm. Houston Mayor Bill White created the fund to help meet local residents' needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. "We are working quickly to do...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Rising food prices helped sales of company-owned private brands for Cincinnati-based Kroger Co., executives told Wall Street analysts Tuesday.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
CINCINNATI » Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional grocery chain, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 3.4 percent as a slowing economy prompted people to eat at home more often and try more store brands. The results sent the stock up 6 percent. For the three months ended Aug. 16, Kroger earned $276.
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Grocery giant Kroger Co. posted a 3.4% increase in its fiscal second-quarter profit as the weak U.S. economy spurred more shoppers to buy its store-branded goods and helped increase sales at its discount stores.
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Retailer Has Sent Truckloads of Ice and Water to Houston HOUSTON, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. said today it continues to help customers, employees and residents in the Houston area recover in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike. Kroger is working with city officials in Houston to get ice and water to residents quickly. Kroger has donated 5 truckloads of ice and 7 truckloads of...
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Kroger Co. said that as this afternoon about 50 stores companywide were still closed due to power outages caused by Sunday's high winds.
Fool.com (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Supermarket giant reports rising sales on strength of private label products
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
THE OUTLOOK: Kroger confirmed its fiscal year 2008 earnings guidance of $1.85 to $1.90 per share. Analysts are expecting $1.92 a share for the year. The company said it's too soon to tell how its results could be affected by Hurricane Ike, which disrupted store operations in Texas and several inland states including Ohio.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Kroger Co., the nation's largest traditional grocery chain, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit rose 3.4 percent as a slowing economy prompted people to eat at home.
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Kroger saw a 10.5 percent increase in second-quarter net income on sales of $18 billion.
24/7 Wall St. (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Wal-Mart (WMT) is not the only retailer benefiting from the consumer's need to be cheap. Kroger (KR), which sells groceries for the middle classes, reported... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Kroger Co. on Tuesday said second-quarter profit rose by $10 million to $277 million, or 42 cents a share, from $267 million, or 38 cents a share in the year-ago period. Sales advanced to $18.1 billion from $16.1 billion. Wall Street analysts expected Kroger to earn 41 cents a share on revenue of $17.6 billion, on average. Kroger said Hurricane Ike and its remnants affected...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Identical Supermarket Sales Rose 9.7% with Fuel and 4.7% without Fuel CINCINNATI, Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) today reported total sales of $18.1 billion for the second quarter ended August 16, 2008, an increase of 11.9% over the same period last year. Identical supermarket sales increased 9.7% with fuel and 4.7% without fuel compared with the same quarter last year. ...
