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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KROGER CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000056873
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-GROCERY STORES [5411]
		IRS NUMBER:				310345740
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0203

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		STREET 1:		1014 VINE ST
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">THE KROGER CO.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#183;</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; LAW DEPARTMENT&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#183;</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; 1014 VINE STREET&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" face="Symbol" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#183;</font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; CINCINNATI, OHIO&#160; 45202-1100</font></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PAUL W.
  HELDMAN</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXECUTIVE
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECRETARY
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">GENERAL
  COUNSEL</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BRUCE M.
  GACK</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">VICE
  PRESIDENT AND</font></b></p>
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ASSISTANT
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">513-762-4935</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">513-762-1482</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">LYNNE GELLENBECK</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PATRICIA T. ASH</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PAUL W. PARMELE</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">STEPHANIE GEPHARDT</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MARTHA
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">JENNIFER K. GOTHARD</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RICK J. LANDRUM</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CHRISTINE S. WHEATLEY</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ERICA S. PONTIUS</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">HILARY VOLLMER</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BEAU C. SEFTON</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FRANCES
  A. TUCKER</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">NATHAN
  H. BROWN</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">J. PHILLIPS
  PUGH,&nbsp;INVESTIGATOR</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">DOROTHY D. ROBERTS, PARALEGAL</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ERIN C. DRISKELL, PARALEGAL</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">BOBBI J. McFADDEN, PARALEGAL</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">ERIC B. LUTSON, PARALEGAL</font></b></p>
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:bold;">MARGARET E. WAGNER, PARALEGAL</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 9.35pt;text-align:center;text-indent:-9.35pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;28, 2010</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">H. Christopher Owings</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Assistant Director</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Division of Corporation Finance</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, DC&#160;
20549</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">RE:</font></p>
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  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:95.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Kroger Co.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="95%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:95.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">File No.&nbsp;001-00303</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dear Mr.&nbsp;Owings:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">I write on behalf of David B. Dillon, Kroger&#146;s
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, to acknowledge receipt of your comment
letter dated June&nbsp;21, 2010.&#160; We will
re-file this week as an exhibit to our Form&nbsp;10-Q a complete copy of the
Five Year Credit Agreement as referenced in comment 7 of your letter and will
provide a complete response to your letter no later than July&nbsp;20, 2010.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Should you wish to discuss this in the meantime,
please do not hesitate to contact me.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sincerely,</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="50%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:50.58%;">
  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Bruce M. Gack</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert W.
  Errett,&nbsp;Esq.</font></p>
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