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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * JOHNSON CARVER L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol KROGER CO [KR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Group Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 1014 VINE STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/29/2007 (Street) CINCINNATI, OH 45202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/29/2007   M   48,000 A $ 14.925 58,935 D   Common Stock 03/29/2007   M   10,000 A $ 15.5625 68,935 D   Common Stock 03/29/2007   M   6,000 A $ 16.385 74,935 D   Common Stock 03/29/2007   M   50,000 A $ 16.5938 124,935 D   Common Stock 03/29/2007   M   12,000 A $ 17.31 136,935 D   Common Stock 03/29/2007   M   16,000 A $ 22.995 152,935 D   Common Stock 03/29/2007   M   10,000 A $ 24.43 162,935 D   Common Stock 03/29/2007   S   133,400 D $ 28.32 (1) 29,535 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$ 22.995	03/29/2007		M			16,000	(2)	05/09/2012	Common Stock	16,000	$ 0	4,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$ 14.925	03/29/2007		M			48,000	(2)	12/12/2012	Common Stock	48,000	$ 0	12,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$ 17.31	03/29/2007		M			12,000	(2)	05/06/2014	Common Stock	12,000	$ 0	18,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$ 16.385	03/29/2007		M			6,000	(2)	05/05/2015	Common Stock	6,000	$ 0	24,000	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$ 24.43	03/29/2007		M			10,000	(2)	05/10/2011	Common Stock	10,000	$ 0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$ 15.5625	03/29/2007		M			10,000	(2)	12/09/2009	Common Stock	10,000	$ 0	0	D
Non-Qualified Stock Option	$ 16.5938	03/29/2007		M			50,000	(2)	02/11/2010	Common Stock	50,000	$ 0	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JOHNSON CARVER L 1014 VINE STREET CINCINNATI, OH 45202			Group Vice President

Signatures

/s/ Carver L. Johnson, by Bruce M. Gack, Attorney-in-Fact		03/30/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents the weighted average of shares sold at prices varying from $28.00 to $28.395 per share. Shares were sold at the market in connection with one market order placed by the reporting person.
(2)	These options were granted under a long-term incentive plan of The Kroger Co. and vest in equal annual installments in whole amounts over a five-year period, at the rate of 20% per year commencing one year from the date of the grant.

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