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Founded by [[Bernard Kroger]] in 1883 in [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]], Kroger operates 2,719 grocery retail stores under its various banners and divisions in 35 states and the District of Columbia.<ref name=opera>{{cite web|url=http://www.thekrogerco.com/about-kroger/operations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018233040/http://www.thekrogerco.com/about-kroger/operations|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2012|title=The Kroger Co. – Operations|access-date=February 28, 2013}}</ref> Its store formats include 134 [[hypermarkets|multi-department stores]], 2,273 [[supermarket|combo stores]], 191 [[big-box store|marketplace stores]], and 121 [[warehouse store|price-impact warehouse stores]].<ref name=ourbusiness/><ref name=opera/> Kroger operates 33 manufacturing plants, 1,642 supermarket fuel centers, 2,254 pharmacies, 225 The Little Clinic in-store medical clinics, and 127 [[jewelry store]]s (782 [[convenience store]]s were sold to [[EG Group]] in 2018).<ref name=ourbusiness /><ref name=opera /> Kroger's headquarters are located in [[downtown Cincinnati]].<ref name="10K">{{cite web|date=February 2, 2013|title=Form 10-K: The Kroger Co.|url=http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC/Document.Service?id=P3VybD1hSFIwY0RvdkwyRndhUzUwWlc1cmQybDZZWEprTG1OdmJTOWtiM2R1Ykc5aFpDNXdhSEEvWVdOMGFXOXVQVkJFUmlacGNHRm5aVDA0T0RNM05EYzFKbk4xWW5OcFpEMDFOdz09JnR5cGU9MiZmbj1UaGVLcm9nZXJDby5wZGY=|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912225249/http://services.corporate-ir.net/SEC/Document.Service?id=P3VybD1hSFIwY0RvdkwyRndhUzUwWlc1cmQybDZZWEprTG1OdmJTOWtiM2R1Ykc5aFpDNXdhSEEvWVdOMGFXOXVQVkJFUmlacGNHRm5aVDA0T0RNM05EYzFKbk4xWW5OcFpEMDFOdz09JnR5cGU9MiZmbj1UaGVLcm9nZXJDby5wZGY=|archive-date=September 12, 2014|access-date=December 17, 2013|publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}</ref>
The Kroger Company is the largest [[supermarket]] operator in the U.S. by revenue<ref name="SupermarketNews">{{cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Top 25 supermarket operators by sales|url=https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/top-25-supermarket-operators-sales|access-date=2022-05-05|work=Supermarket News|publisher=Informa USA}}</ref> and the country's fifth-largest general retailer.<ref name="Kantar">{{cite web|title=Kantar's 2019 Top 50 US Retailers|url=https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/3788602/Top%2050%202H%202019/2019_12_Kantar_Top_50_US_and_%20global_retailers.pdf|publisher=Kantar Retail IQ}}</ref> The company is one of the [[List of largest employers in the United States|largest American-owned private employers in the United States]].<ref>{{cite web|date=February 2013|title=Global Powers of Retailing 2013|url=http://www.kamcity.com/library/download/2013GlobalPowersofRetail.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217234702/http://www.kamcity.com/library/download/2013GlobalPowersofRetail.pdf|archive-date=December 17, 2013|access-date=December 17, 2013|publisher=Deloitte|page=G11|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> Additionally, Kroger is ranked No. 17 on the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]] rankings of the largest U.S. corporations by total revenue.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Search Fortune 500|url=https://fortune.com/company/kroger/|access-date=January 21, 2022|website=Fortune}}</ref> It is frequently listed as being a good dividend stock for investors in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gill |first=Vardah |date=August 26, 2024 |title=Is the Kroger Co. (KR) A Good Dividend Stock According to Warren Buffet? |url
About two-thirds of Kroger's employees are represented by [[collective bargaining agreement]]s,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kroger Union|url=https://www.ufcw.org/actions/campaign/kroger-union/|access-date=2022-01-21|website=The United Food & Commercial Workers International Union|language=en}}</ref> with most being represented by the [[United Food and Commercial Workers]] (UFCW).<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nbc29.com/story/32004567/kroger-union-workers-vote-to-reject-contract-authorize-strike|title=Kroger Union Workers Vote to Reject Contract, Authorize Strike|access-date=January 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202032550/http://www.nbc29.com/story/32004567/kroger-union-workers-vote-to-reject-contract-authorize-strike|archive-date=February 2, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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