[WayneS]

I sure wish there was a Kroger near me.

[AlaskaErik]

I sure wish there was a Kroger near me.

There may well be. In the northwest they operate as Fred Meyer. In Arizona they operate as Frys. I believe they also operate under other names. And they are much better than the Safeway stores in those areas.

[meadsjn]

http://www.thekrogerco.com/about-kroger/operations/grocery-retail

Grocery Retail
The Kroger Co. operates grocery retail stores under the following banners:

•Supermarkets - Kroger, Ralphs, Dillons, Smith’s, King Soopers, Fry’s, QFC, City Market, Owen’s, Jay C, Pay Less, Baker’s, Gerbes, Scott’s Food & Pharmacy, Harris Teeter
•Multi-department stores - Fred Meyer
•Dillons Marketplace, Fry’s Marketplace, King Soopers Marketplace, Kroger Marketplace, Smith’s Marketplace
•Price-impact warehouse stores - Food 4 Less, Foods Co

Kroger operates its grocery retail stores in the following four formats:
•Supermarkets
•Multi-department stores
•Price-impact warehouse stores
•Marketplace stores