Kroger Now Operating 2,000 Fuel Center Locations

October 28th, 2014 by Fiedler Group

The Kroger Co. recently announced the opening of three new fueling facility centers in Abingdon Virginia; Decatur, Georgia; and Louisville, Kentucky.

The addition of these new fueling centers brings the company’s total fuel center locations to 2,000.

Selling fuel in 37 states, The Kroger Co. operates 1,275 supermarket fueling centers and 725 convenience store locations that also offer fuel.

The company’s portfolio of fueling centers makes it the third-largest owner-operator of fuel centers in the United States.

What’s more, a Summer 2014 survey of 5,300 U.S. consumers conducted by Market Force finds that Kroger is also America’s favorite gasoline retailer.

Mike Ellis, Kroger’s President and Chief Operating Officer commented, “Our fuel program is so convenient, so easy, and offers to much value that our customers love it.”

Ellis is referring to the ability of customers to earn one fuel point for every $1 in groceries purchased, which is redeemable at all Kroger fuel centers, as well as participating Shell fuel stations.

The Kroger Co. began selling gasoline at supermarket fuel centers in the last 1990s. And by 2004, the company grew to 500 supermarket fueling locations, and then to 1,000 locations by 2010.

The company is of the world’s largest retailers,  operating under two-dozen local banners including Kroger, Food 4 Less, Ralphs, Dillons, Fred Meyer, FoodsCo, Fry’s, QFC, King Soopers and Smith’s.

Fiedler Group has provided fuel station design services to Ralphs, Food 4 Less and FoodsCo since 2003.