Kroger expands gas discount program

Kroger Co. stores nationwide will now offer its gas discount program, the grocery chain said Thursday.

The program gives Kroger Plus shopping card holders a discount of 10 cents per gallon for every $100 they spend at the grocer, and those using a branded Kroger credit card receive a 15 cents per-gallon discount.

Kroger (NYSE: KR) is the No. 1 grocer in metro Atlanta with a market share of 31.6 percent, according to The Shelby Report, which tracks the grocery industry. Kroger operates 131 stores in metro Atlanta.

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Most of the grocer's stores had offered discount programs, but they weren't interconnected between regions, so a traveling customer wouldn't be able to get the discount at its stores elsewhere.

The expanded program does exclude a few markets, including Columbus, Ohio, and Michigan, where other special discounts apply.

Cincinnati-based Kroger operates more than 2,400 supermarkets and multi-department stores in 31 states.