Easy to work with, easy to succeed with

We’re passionate about the retail grocery business, and it shows. You won’t find partners more dedicated or involved than your Empire team.

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    Kroger connectivity

    Kroger connectivity

    Every retailer has its own process for putting new products on the shelf. We know Kroger’s. And we can streamline it for you.

    Kroger Connectivity
  • Client Services

    Client services

    Client services

    With over 40 years of Kroger retail experience, Empire is uniquely qualified to offer complete support based on your needs, including headquarter connections, retail services, data analytics, customer service, marketing consulting and more.

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    Total retail store coverage

    Total retail store coverage

    Empire has separate Center Store, Deli/Bakery, Meat/Seafood and Produce retail teams at each Kroger division, who are experts in their fields to guide you to success at retail store execution.

    Total Retail Store Coverage

Empire has your back.

We thrive on bringing our resources and your great products together. We team you up with the most qualified Empire specialists to share proven marketing strategies in key Kroger departments.

It all begins with excellent leadership, communications and planning at the headquarters level, and we’re with you every step of the way. With mutual agreements in place, it’s on to executing your marketing strategies at headquarters and in the stores.

Together, we can do exciting things to build your brand.

Cutting-edge technology leads to smarter decision-making.

Customers are fickle. What motivates and moves them? Your data holds the key, and we’re specialists at mining it to bring you the latest, most relevant insights.

Analytics

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84.51°

Kroger’s proprietary tool takes complex shopping preferences modeling to a whole new level, revealing relevant customer patterns and a deeper, more accurate understanding of their wants and needs.

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Market 6

In combination with 84.51°, Market 6 uses demand forecasts and predictive analytics to improve retail operations, from planning and merchandising to inventory management and promotional effectiveness.

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Reporting

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Syndicated data

Our team of analysts uses IRI and other advanced tools to help you measure performance, uncover new opportunities and innovate with greater speed and accuracy.

Gospotcheck

GoSpotCheck

Empire’s mobile data collection streamlines everything, allowing us to capture, report, analyze and share real-time store information instantly via tablets and smartphones.

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Meet our Business Insights team, certified by Delta Associates.

Empire digs deeper to give you not just facts and figures, but analysis to drive sales and innovative marketing opportunities you can take to the bank.

Kroger Highlight

Empire Marketing Strategies works with Kroger, exclusively.

In the grocery business, experience and relationships matter. With teams at headquarters and in every division, we’ve helped brands of all sizes build powerful Kroger partnerships.

Empire Marketing Strategies locations

To provide the most knowledgeable resources at every level, Empire has a division president and dedicated representatives in each department at all 18 Kroger divisions.

Newport

President
Jamie Cavallo
Address
300 Dave Cowens Drive, Newport, KY, USA
Phone
859-594-0020

Salt Lake

States Serviced

Smith's

az, id, mt, nv, nm, ut, wy
President
Steve Hallsey
Address
2301 South 2300 West, West Valley City, Utah 84119, USA
Phone
801.230.8672

Corporate

Address
1014 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA
Phone
513.835.1247

Wichita

States Serviced

Dillon’s

ks

Gerbes

mo

Baker's

ne
President
Scott Eleeson
Address
1910 Northwest Parkway Court, Wichita, KS 67212
Phone
316.573.3553

Portland

States Serviced

Fred Meyer

ak, id, or, wa

QFC

or, wa
President
Todd Jackson
Address
3800 Southeast 22nd Avenue, Mail Stop 4002/34E, Portland, Oregon 97202, USA
Phone
503.797.3563

Roanoke

States Serviced

Kroger

ky, oh, tn, va, wv
President
Glenn Thompson
Address
140 Eastshore Drive, Suite 300, Glen Allen, VA 23059
Phone
540.330.8546

Phoenix

States Serviced

Fry's

az
President
John Chiesa
Address
9830 South 51st Street Suite A-136, Phoenix, Arizona 85044, USA
Phone
480.961.8126

Nashville

States Serviced

Kroger

al, ky, tn
President
Kathy Kreger
Address
2525 Perimeter Place Drive Suite 135, Nashville, Tennessee 37214, USA
Phone
615-476-8223

Milwaukee

States Serviced

Roundys

wi

Copps

wi

Metro Market

wi

Pick 'n Save

wi

Mariano’s

il
President
John Schoshinski
Address
875 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Phone
602.819.0233

Louisville

States Serviced

Kroger

il, in, ky

Jay C

in

Ruler Foods

il, in, ky, mo, oh, tn
President
Tom Mack
Address
1550 Ormsby Station Ct, Louisville, KY 40223, USA
Phone
502.244.0998

Memphis

States Serviced

Kroger

ar, ky, ms, mo, tn
President
Jeff Davis
Address
5389 Estate Office Drive Suite 1, Memphis, Tennessee 38119, USA
Phone
901.378.2217

Los Angeles

States Serviced

Ralphs

ca

Food 4 Less

ca, il, in
President
Eric Veltri
Address
16804 Gridley Place, Cerritos, CA 90703, USA
Phone
714.690.4800

Houston

States Serviced

Kroger

la, tx
President
Kenny Fritsch
Address
19245 David Memorial Drive, Shenandoah, Texas 77385, USA
Phone
936.271.5101

Indianapolis

States Serviced

Kroger

il, in, mi, mo, oh
President
Phil Gillig
Address
7899 East 88th Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46256, USA
Phone
317.842.4075

Detroit

States Serviced

Kroger

mi
President
David Romain
Address
P.O. Box 200
P.O. Box 200 Saint Clair Shores, Michigan 48080, USA
Phone
313.300.2811

Denver

States Serviced

King Soopers

co, wy

City Market

co, nm, ut, wy
President
Pam Nocerino
Address
14 Inverness Dr. E, STE G128, Englewood CO, 80014
Phone
303.369.3967

Dallas

States Serviced

Kroger

la, tx
President
Scott Slansky
Address
751 Freeport Parkway Suite 150, Coppell, Texas 75019, USA
Phone
513.309.3257

Columbus

States Serviced

Kroger

mi, oh, wv
President
Donna Hill
Address
200 East Campus View BLVD, STE 200, Columbus, Ohio 43235, USA
Phone
614.633.8388

Cincinnati

States Serviced

Kroger

in, ky, oh
President
Michael Davis
Address
11243 Cornell Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Phone
513.519.7755

Atlanta

States Serviced

Kroger

al, ga, sc
President
Greg Lennon
Address
1901 Montreal Rd Suite 104, Tucker, Georgia 30084, USA
Phone
678.614.4204

We’re ready when you are.


If you’d like to know more about what Empire can do for you, please let us know, and we’ll get back with you quickly.