In a 2004 photo, then-Kroger CEO David Dillon laughs with the outgoing chairman (and his predecessor as CEO) Joseph Pichler after the company's annual meeting that year.© Enquirer file photo ...

Albertsons Cos. demanded that Kroger Co. provide details on the personal conduct that led the company to replace its CEO, who shepherded the failed $24.6 billion takeover that’s now the focus of ...

A similar pattern plays out at top Kroger rivals. Walmart CEO Douglas McMillon, 58, headed the retailer’s international operations before getting the top job in 2014. At Costco, Ron Vachris, 59 ...