“Bluntly stated, supermarkets are losing the battle for consumers’ food dollars. Adjusted for inflation, sales declined 0.5 percent and identical store sales dropped 1.2 percent year-over-year,” the report said. “Supermarket operators have been forced to adopt tactics to battle the recession, as well as strategies that will keep them competitive for the long haul.”
Kroger Corp. is the largest supermarket retailer in the United States, with 2008 revenue of $76 billion (€54 billion), a figure 41.4 percent higher than the No.
