Kroger
TEACHERS
The Kroger that many of us have come to know today was founded in 1883 when Barney Kroger invested his life savings to open a grocery store at 66 Pearl Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the time, when he opened this store, his life savings only consisted of $372. Over the next 132 years, the supermarket has become well known in 34 different states becoming a nationwide retailer. Kroger is on the list of world’s largest retailers. For additional information about Kroger visit: http://www.thekrogerco.com/about-kroger/history-of-kroger
The Kroger that many of us have come to know today was founded in 1883 when Barney Kroger invested his life savings to open a grocery store at 66 Pearl Street in Cincinnati, Ohio. At the time, when he opened this store, his life savings only consisted of $372. Over the next 132 years, the supermarket has become well known in 34 different states becoming a nationwide retailer. Kroger is on the list of world’s largest retailers. For additional information about Kroger visit: http://www.thekrogerco.com/about-kroger/history-of-kroger
Courtesy of the Ohio State Archives series 937 AV
This is a photo of one of the original Kroger stores in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Student Questions:
- Why do you think the advertisement is for tea and coffee?
- Why would Kroger be a grocery store and a baking company? Why are grocery stores today no longer advertised as both a baking company and grocery store?