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The American grocery retailer Kroger operated 2,719 stores as of January 2023, with most of those locations also containing pharmacies.
Kroger Operating Figures
Kroger is one of the largest grocery retailers in the United States. The Kroger Company operates the highest number of locations of any supermarket chain in the United States. Kroger also bears the distinction of having the highest number of employees of any U.S. supermarket excluding Walmart, at over 460,000 in 2019.
Kroger and Consumer Preferences
If price were not an object, about 50 percent of American consumers would prefer to shop at Kroger over any other grocery chain, making it the fifth most popular grocery chain in the United States. That survey found Publix to be the most popular U.S. grocery chain of 2017. Kroger was also rated the second most trustworthy food retailer in the United States, behind H-E-B Grocery.
Kroger Operating Figures
Kroger is one of the largest grocery retailers in the United States. The Kroger Company operates the highest number of locations of any supermarket chain in the United States. Kroger also bears the distinction of having the highest number of employees of any U.S. supermarket excluding Walmart, at over 460,000 in 2019.
Kroger and Consumer Preferences
If price were not an object, about 50 percent of American consumers would prefer to shop at Kroger over any other grocery chain, making it the fifth most popular grocery chain in the United States. That survey found Publix to be the most popular U.S. grocery chain of 2017. Kroger was also rated the second most trustworthy food retailer in the United States, behind H-E-B Grocery.
