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The Ohio-Based Grocery Store That Is Now Popping Up Everywhere

Even in an era of national food sellers like Walmart and Whole Foods, the grocery business can be a surprisingly regional game. Chains that dominate in one part of the country can be virtually unrecognized a few states away. However, a longtime Ohio-based grocery titan appears to have its sights set on nationwide growth. That's Kroger, a standby favorite for Midwestern shoppers.

Kroger traces its roots back nearly 150 years to a small grocery store in Cincinnati, Ohio. Over that time, it changed grocery stores forever by innovating the concept of in-store specialty departments such as bakeries and butchers. Today, it operates over 2,700 stores, including those serving shoppers under brands like R

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