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Jan 25, 2023 · Kroger is much older than most people realize. Founder Bernard Henry Kroger was the son of German immigrants, and his father owned a dry goods store in Cincinnati. Despite watching his father's company fail, Kroger was inspired to go into business for himself in 1883.
Jun 29, 2024 · Corporate headquarters are in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Kroger Co. traces its origins back to a business called the Great Western Tea Company, founded by Bernard H. (“Barney”) Kroger and B.A. Branagan in Cincinnati in 1883. Kroger, a former coffee-and-tea salesman, soon bought out Branagan’s interest, and by 1885 he had a chain of four groceries.
Feb 11, 2008 · Bernard Henry Kroger Barney or simply B.H. to those who knew him well learned the value of good business practices early on. Born in 1860, he was about 15 when he went to work selling coffee, tea ...
Kroger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the fifth of ten children of German immigrants John Henry and Mary Gertrude (née Schlebbe) Kroger. Kroger's family lived above the dry goods store his parents owned. Due to the 1873 economic downturn Kroger's parents had to close the failing store. Kroger went to work at age thirteen to help support his family. He quit his first job in a drug store because ...
From a 17-foot store front to number 20 on the Fortune 500 list, Barney Kroger spread the neighborhood grocery store across the nation. In 1883, Barney Kroger used his life savings to open his first grocery store in downtown Cincinnati. However, his humble beginnings didn’t last long. Thanks to hard work, attention to detail and consistent ...
Nov 2, 2021 · About Bernard Henry Kroger, Sr. Bernard Henry Kroger was an American businessman who created the Kroger chain of supermarkets starting in 1883. Kroger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the fifth of ten children in a family of German immigrants, John Henry and Mary (Schlebbe) Kroger. The family lived above a dry goods store that his parents owned.
Kroger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the fifth of ten children of German immigrants John Henry and Mary Gertrude (née Schlebbe) Kroger. Kroger's family lived above the dry goods store his parents owned. Due to the 1873 economic downturn Kroger's parents had to close the failing store. Kroger went to work at age thirteen to help support his family. He quit his first job in a drug store because ...
