Kroger Q1 earnings better than expected
CINCINNATI — Kroger Co. reported Thursday an operating profit of $901 million in its first quarter. Identical sales, excluding fuel, increased 1.5%, down from 1.9% in the fourth quarter and 1.8% in the year-ago quarter. Digital sales in the quarter ended May 25 increased 42% from a year earlier. Kroger’s digital sales in the preceding
