Kroger profit hit by labor charge, shares lower

(Reuters) - Profit was $336.6 million, or 47 cents per share, in the
fiscal first quarter ended May 26, up from $306.4 million, or
42 cents per share, a year earlier.




Analysts, on average, had expected Cincinnati-based Kroger
to earn 48 cents per share, according to Reuters Estimates.


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