date:Mar 07, 2014
ave the Cincinnati-based company a bigger presence in the mid-Atlantic region and access to fast-growing markets. Its forecasts for this year include results from Harris Teeter.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc, which sells more food than any other retailer, recently issued a disappointing full-year forecast and blamed food stamp benefit cuts and higher payroll taxes.
Food stamp users have increased their total monthly spending at Kroger stores since the federal government cut food stamp benefits on Nov. 1