Re: Kroger (and ex-Kroger) stores in southern West Virginia
Posted: 03 Apr 2023 00:47
What a find: Many sources state Kroger first entered the state of West Virginia in 1926, locating in the Charleston market. However it looks like they first located in Hinton, 14-15 years earlier. The Hinton Daily News reported a Kroger opening in June 1912, and a year earlier from a possible franchisee (Garretson's). Articles from around that time refer to the "Kroger Grocery & Baking Co." from Cincinnati, so I can confirm this is the same chain.