Kroger and UFCW Local 1995 in Nashville Reach Tentative Agreement

The tentative agreement covers more than 8,500 Kroger associates who work in 94 stores in and aroundNashville andKnoxville, Tennessee andHuntsville, Alabama.

The UFCW will present the tentative agreement to its members for consideration. Details of the tentative agreement are not being released pending ratification.

Kroger, one of the nation's largest retail grocery chains, is honored to celebrate its 125th anniversary in 2008. The Company's more than 320,000 associates serve customers in 2,474 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states under two dozen local banners including Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Food 4 Less, Fry's, King Soopers, Smith's, Dillons, QFC and City Market. Kroger associates also serve customers in 778 convenience stores, 392 fine jewelry stores and 723 supermarket fuel centers the Company operates. The Company also operates 41 food processing plants in the U.S. Headquartered inCincinnati, Ohio, Kroger focuses its charitable efforts on supporting hunger relief, health and wellness initiatives, and local schools and grassroots organizations in the communities it serves. For more information about the Company, please visit our web site at http://www.kroger.com .

SOURCE The Kroger Co.

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