Kroger (KR +1.66%) is buying Harris Teeter for $2.5 billion, but is Kroger making a smart bet? With only 200 locations, Harris Teeter expands Kroger's store count by just 10%. Motley Fool analyst Jason Moser discusses the competitive landscape in the grocery business and how Kroger is caught between Whole Foods (WFM +0.00%) and Wal-Mart (WMT 0.06%). Although shares of Kroger rose on the news, Jason believes investors can do better than jumping in today.
1 Grocer's Billion-Dollar Bet
By Chris Hill and Jason Moser – Jul 9, 2013 at 5:00PM
NYSE: KR
Kroger
Market Cap
$44B
Today's Change
(1.66%) $1.09
Current Price
$66.71
Price as of November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM ET
After this acquisition, is Kroger back?
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