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daniel May 12, 2015April 25, 2016 Albertsons, Charley Munger, COST, Costco, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar, FDO, KR, Kroger, Safeway, Wal-Mart, walgreen, WMT

Kroger Is Winning the Grocery Wars

Safeway and Albertsons currently have around 2,230 stores—almost as many as Kroger—but they had combined revenues of $60 billion in 2014, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. In contrast, Kroger, which operates 2,619 supermarkets, reported a TTM revenue of $108.47 billion on January 31, 2015. Kroger’s TTM revenue grew by 8.55% in 2015.

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daniel April 21, 2015June 1, 2016 COST, Costco, KR, Kroger, Safeway, Supervalu, SVU, Walmart, Winn Dixie, WMT

Ten Extraordinary Things about Kroger

Those that dismiss Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) as just a grocer are definitely missing the big picture. Kroger is now

My Thoughts

daniel April 7, 2015February 18, 2016 Bank of America, Benjamin Graham, Berkshire Hathaway, California Drought, Charley Munger, COST, Costco, Dollar Tree, Food Prices, Groceries, KR, Kroger, Markets, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, Safeway, SFM, Sprouts, TSLA, Value Investing, WFM, Whole Foods

California’s Megadrought, Why There’s No Water Shortage and Why the Market Could Be the Solution

We now have a glut of oil, and there’s a very good chance we’ll have a glut of water in a few decades after we implement all the new technology.

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daniel March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 COST, Costco, GOOGL, Google, KR, Kroger, Safeway, SFM, Sprouts Farmers Market, value, Value Investment, Walmart, WFM, Whole Foods, WMT

Five Trends That Are Changing the Grocery Industry

The writing is on the wall: today’s value shoppers want healthy, quality foods that are convenient but sold at the lowest price possible. Those trends seem to benefit Kroger, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and Costco Wholesale. A potential loser here is Walmart (NYSE: WMT), which has a reputation for low quality and lousy customer service.

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daniel January 12, 2015 Cheap Groceries, COST, Costco, Dollar Tree, KR, Kroger, Mr. Market, Mr. Money Mustache, New Source of Electricity, Safeway, Save Money, SFM, Sprouts, Sprouts Farmers Market, Thrift, Value Investing, Venmo, Wal-Mart, Walmart, Whole Foods Market, WMT

Why Sprouts Needs to Grow and Grow Fast

The only way Sprouts would be able to compete with Kroger, Costco and Wal-Mart in deep discounting is to match their wholesale buying power and distribution networks.