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The Friday Checkout: Could Kroger also have dollar stores in its sights?

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The grocer sees Dollar General “as a business opportunity in terms of serving where they serve,” Kroger Chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen said Tuesday during a U.S. Senate hearing about the retailer’s plan to merge with Albertsons.

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