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Retail >> Kroger SWOT Analysis:
Strengths
  • Multiple formats and solid market share in major metropolitan areas
  • dunnhumby & shopper insights program
  • Well known regional brands
  • Developed private label and loyalty marketing programs
  • Pricing image
  • Very strong organic growth (i.e., comparable and identical store sales)
Weaknesses
  • High operating expense structure
  • Inconsistent productivity and execution across divisions
  • Legacy costs - store base aging rapidly
Opportunities
  • Expansion of Food 4 Less and Marketplace formats into new markets
  • Leverage synergies across Kroger East and West
  • Centralizing functions to create operating and merchandising efficiencies
  • Beginning to re-capture shoppers and trips
  • Expansion into Internet retailing
Threats
  • Wal-Mart expansion in core Kroger markets
  • Gross margin pressure
  • Labor unions
  • Competitive threats inside and outside of channel (Whole Foods, Costco, etc.)
  • Aging real estate
  • Economic downturn

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