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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Kroger first quarter earnings preview]]></title><link>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/22/kroger-kr-first-quarter-earnings-preview/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/22/kroger-kr-first-quarter-earnings-preview/</guid><comments>http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/22/kroger-kr-first-quarter-earnings-preview/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/forecasts/" rel="tag">Forecasts</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/good-news/" rel="tag">Good news</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/competitive-strategy/" rel="tag">Competitive Strategy</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/marketing-and-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing and Advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/kr/" rel="tag">Kroger Co (KR)</a>, <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/category/recession/" rel="tag">Recession</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.bloggingstocks.com/media/2009/03/0-kroger.jpg" alt="" />Kroger, the nations largest grocery chain, will be <a href="http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/category/industryarticle.aspx?feed=AP&amp;Date=20090619&amp;ID=10038802&amp;industry=IND_RETAIL&amp;isub=">reporting its fiscal first quarter earnings</a> tomorrow before the market opens.<br /><br />The current slowdown in consumer spending has actually played into the hands of <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/kroger-co-the/kr/nys">Kroger</a> (NYSE: <a href="http://finance.aol.com/quotes/kroger-co-the/kr/nys">KR</a>). Households have been cutting back on dinners at restaurants, and looking for cheaper ways to feed the family. As a result, grocery sales are up, and for Kroger, its name brand products have also been on the rise.<p><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/22/kroger-kr-first-quarter-earnings-preview/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kroger first quarter earnings preview</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/22/kroger-kr-first-quarter-earnings-preview/">Kroger first quarter earnings preview</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com">BloggingStocks</a> on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/22/kroger-kr-first-quarter-earnings-preview/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/forward/19074388/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2009/06/22/kroger-kr-first-quarter-earnings-preview/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>concumer spending</category><category>ConcumerSpending</category><category>earnings</category><category>earnings preview</category><category>EarningsPreview</category><category>grocers</category><category>grocery</category><category>inthenews</category><category>KR</category><category>Kroger</category><category>Kroger brand</category><category>KrogerBrand</category><category>spending</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Fowlkes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:20:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
