Supermarket giant The Kroger Co., which nearly acquired Safeway a year ago, may be eyeing Hawaii for its first locationin the Islands.
The Cincinnati-based company, which is the largest supermarket chain in the U.S. and the second-largest general retailer in the nation behind only Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT), registered as a new business in Hawaii in early February, according to public records.
The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) first registered a new business in Hawaii in 2006, but later withdrew the registration.
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