Kroger

The Kroger Company, more commonly known as Kroger, is an American retail company founded in 1883 by Bernard Kroger In Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the United States' second-largest general retailer and the largest supermarket chain.They are currently based in Cincinnati, Ohio, but the various divisions have regional headquarters around the county.

Kroger family of stores

 * Childs (former)
 * Baker’s (acquired 2001, merged into Dillons division)
 * Bi-Lo (former, Detroit and Cleveland areas (unrelated to same-named chains in other parts of the United States), dissolved early 1980s)
 * City Market (acquired 1983, former subsidiary of Dillons, currently part of the King Soopers division)
 * Dillons (acquired 1983, current division includes Bakers and Gerbes)
 * Eagle (acquired 1928, became part of the Pittsburgh division)
 * Food 4 Less (Los Angeles and Chicago areas only, Food 4 Less-bannered stores in other parts of the United States are not owned by Kroger)
 * Cala Foods (former, dissolved 2011)
 * Foods Co
 * Fred Meyer (acquired 1998)
 * Fry’s (acquired 1983, former subsidiary of Dillons)
 * Gerbes (acquired 1983, former subsidiary of Dillons)
 * Harris Teeter (acquired 2014)
 * Northern
 * Central
 * Southern
 * Food World (former)
 * Henke-Pillot (former, became part of Houston division)
 * Hiller's Market (former, acquired 2015 and became part of the Michigan division, all stores rebranded as Kroger or closed by November 2015)
 * King Soopers (acquired 1983, former subsidiary of Dillons)
 * JayC Food Store (part of the Louisville division)
 * Kessel (former, acquired 1999 and became part of the Michigan division, all stores rebranded as Kroger or closed by 2006)
 * Krambo (former, acquired 1955 and became part of the Milwaukee division, dissolved 1971)
 * Kroger
 * Atlanta
 * Carbondale (former, dissolved 1960)
 * Carolinas (former, dissolved 1989)
 * Central
 * Chicago (former, dissolved 1970)
 * Cincinnati/Dayton
 * Cleveland (former, dissolved 1985)
 * Columbus (formerly part of Great Lakes between March 2003 and September 2007)
 * Dallas (formerly part of Southwest)
 * Delta
 * Grand Rapids (former, dissolved 1980)
 * Houston (formerly part of Southwest)
 * Louisville (formerly part of Mid-South)
 * Michigan (formerly Detroit prior to 1980, formerly part of Great Lakes between March 2003 and September 2007)
 * Mid-Atlantic
 * Milwaukee (former, dissolved 1971)
 * Minnesota (former, dissolved 1971-1975)
 * Nashville (formerly part of Mid-South)
 * Pittsburgh (former, dissolved 1984)
 * Market Basket (former, dissolved 1982)
 * Owens Market
 * Pay-Less Super Markets
 * QFC
 * Ralphs
 * Roundy's (acquired 2015)
 * Copps (former)
 * Mariano's
 * Metro Market
 * Pick 'n Save
 * Rainbow Foods (former)
 * Ruler Foods
 * Smith’s Food and Drug
 * Wyatt (former, became part of Dallas division)

Resources

 * Decor packages
 * Exterior designs
 * List of store locations