Kroger recalled Private Selection shelled pistachios from its retail stores because of possible salmonella contamination.
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Kroger, in a statement Friday, said no illnesses have been reported in connection with the product.
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Grocery store Web sites are another option, with Meijer.com and Kroger.com, among others, offering them.
Gramblng downgraded both Safeway and Kroger to a sell from neutral on July 25, 2011.
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More significantly, its prices were approaching the levels of competing stores run by Kroger and Safeway.
Kroger, meanwhile, posted a 2.4% increase in same-store sales, hanging onto customers by cutting prices.
He had just spent eight years reviving the Fred Meyer supermarket chain before selling it to Kroger.
It hurts Kroger profits in the near-term, but its results will improve as the economy speeds up.
We asked Kroger for comment, but have so far not received a reply.
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Other competitors in the services sector include: Kroger (KR), Winn-Dixie Stores (WINN), and The Fresh Market Inc (TFM).
Safeway, Kroger and Albertson's are also active consolidators, but a link-up with one of them cannot be ruled out entirely.
Today, Costco holds the position of fourth-largest retailer in the United States overall, after Wal-Mart, The Home Depot, and Kroger.
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Kroger started out the weakling when it came to growth, but in recent years has beaten Wal-Mart in that category.
In 1969, Gerald Brook was released to Britain by the Soviet Union in exchange for spies Peter and Helen Kroger.
The weakness in Safeway comes in the context of a market in which stocks like Kroger are begining to bounce.
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In corporate news this week, Kroger (KR) announced that it earned 51 cents per share in the second quarter, beating expectations.
And the move increases the likelihood that Kroger can more easily engage drugmakers and become part of their networks for specialty medicines.
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Kroger (KR) announced that it earned 77 cents per share in the fourth quarter, beating analyst estimates of 70 cents per share.
Compared to rivals like Kroger ( KR) and Whole Foods ( WFMI), Safeway ( SWY) shares have been getting disrespected by investors.
Other companies reportedly interested in the asset sale include Wal-Mart and Kroger.
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According to the FDA, peanut butter sold in jars -- including Kroger-brand peanut butter -- is not involved in the salmonella investigation.
Wal-Mart, with a big piece of its sales coming from general merchandise, where margins can be thicker, is more profitable than Kroger.
The second-biggest traditional U.S. supermarket chain by sales after Kroger is aiming to have nothing but sustainable seafood on its shelves by 2015.
Competing against the domestic giants--Safeway, Albertsons, Kroger and Wal-Mart in some markets--Royal Ahold has amassed a No. 1 market share along America's eastern seaboard.
With little competition--and partners like food-distributor giant Sysco and grocery chains like Kroger, Shop Rite, Giant and Harris Teeter on board--Davidson's plan looks unbreakable.
Grambling expects Whole Foods to see accelerating double-digit EBITDA growth versus moderating growth at traditional grocers and other supermarkets such as Kroger and Safeway.
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Acheson added that the Setton Farms recall is related to the one announced Friday by Kroger, a grocery store chain with stores in 31 states.
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The battle dates to 2005, when large retailers, including Kroger Co.
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Certainly, Kroger (KR) has the resources to correct the problems, but the disclosure is a stain on its efforts to expand into the specialty pharmacy business.
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