Honestly don't know - would that be a good thing? Only ever lived in Iowa and despite a lot of stupid business decisions, I still like Hy-Vee over Fareway. My hope is it would possibly make Hy-Vee focus more on grocery rather than all the fluff and other ventures, but don't know enough about Kroeger to know if that would be the case.
I frequent Kroger, and that’s it’s own thing. Kroger owns/buys up chains across the country. They don’t usually turn them in to “Kroger’s” after they purchase them. There would definitely be changes because Kroger is PTC, but you won’t see much change other than cutting the ******** like celebrity endorsements/placements and that stuff. Also, Kroger tries all the same things that people think HyVee is the only one doing it in the grocery industry. You can get shoes, clothes, toys, games, etc at certain Kroger stores as well.
They recently tested a rapid scan machine at the one I go to, it’s awesome. You put your **** on a high speed belt, the scanner is above the belt and does it all automatically. No cashier, just a bagger. It flies.