Kroger Co. has exited a market for the first time in a few years.
Cincinnati-based Kroger, the nation's largest operator of traditional supermarkets, is selling four stores in Springfield, Mo., pulling it completely out of that market. The stores are part of Kroger's Dillons chain.
They've been underperforming for a while, Kroger spokesman Keith Dailey said.
"The decision to exit Springfield is a regrettable but necessary step following the regular assessment of our supermarket operations," Sheila Lowrie, a spokeswoman for Dillon Stores, said in a news release.
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