Strategic Kroger Partner Empire Marketing Strategies is the leading independent sales and merchandising partner for the Kroger family of stores with a long-standing 40-year collaboration. This indicates a deep understanding of Kroger store operations and a ready pipeline for expanding services such as analytics, planogram optimization, and in-store execution across all Kroger divisions.

National Footprint With 18 regional offices across the U.S. and a headquarters in Cincinnati, the company has broad geographic reach and local execution capabilities. This presents opportunities to upsell region-specific merchandising programs, supply chain coordination solutions, and scalable analytics for multiple markets.

Retail Analytics The firm highlights analytic and planogram expertise, supported by tech stack including Power BI and SAP BusinessObjects. This positions the company to cross-sell advanced data services, demand forecasting, assortment optimization, and e-commerce analytics for Kroger stores and supplier brands.

Meat Produce Focus A specialized focus on Meat & Seafood, Deli-Bakery-Cheese, Produce, and Center Store suggests opportunities to offer category-specific merchandising, promotions optimization, and supplier collaboration platforms that improve product visibility and sales in high-impact departments.

Growth Levers Revenue in the $100M-$250M range and ongoing partnership with Kroger indicate potential for expanded scope of work, including premium in-store experiences, digital signage campaigns, and integrated e-commerce merchandising, to deepen client stickiness and drive additional share of shelf for supplier brands.