Kroger (and ex-Kroger) stores in southern West Virginia

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Re: Kroger (and ex-Kroger) stores in southern West Virginia

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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.
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