Cincinnati — The Kroger Co. has completed the sale of its convenience store business unit (totaling 762 c-stores) to EG Group for $2.15 billion. Kroger’s supermarket fuel centers and its Turkey Hill Dairy were not included in the sale.
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Cincinnati and Blackburn, U.K. — The Kroger Co. and EG Group, a privately-held petrol forecourt convenience store retailer based in Blackburn, Lancashire, U.K., have agreed to the sale of Kroger’s convenience store business unit to EG Group for $2.15 billion. The companies expect to close the transaction during the first quarter of Kroger’s fiscal year.