Kroger
Mar 10 2009, AP

Kroger Co. said Tuesday its profits rose 8 percent as shoppers increasingly bypassed restaurants, going to the grocery more often and loading their carts with store brands at record rates. Its stock soared nearly 10 percent.

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Graphic shows layout of O?Reilly Raceway Park, site of the Kroger 200; 1c x 3 1/4 inches; 46.5 mm x 82.6 mm