FILE PHOTO: A shopper walks out of a Ralphs grocery store, which is owned by Kroger Co, ahead of company results in Pasadena, California U.S., December 1, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
November 30, 2017
(Reuters) – Kroger Co <KR.N>, the biggest U.S. supermarket chain, reported a 4.5 percent rise in quarterly sales on Thursday as its aggressive discounting lured more customers to its stores.
Net earnings attributable to Kroger rose to $397 million, or 44 cents per share, in the third quarter ended Nov. 4, from $391 million, or 41 cents per share, a year earlier.
Sales climbed to $27.75 billion from $26.56 billion.
(Reporting by Vibhuti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Martina D’Couto)
