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Has anybody here ever heard of Kroger U-Save Foods? (branded as U-$ave Foods)

There was one in Whitley City, KY:

https://www.google.com/maps/@36.7305285 ... 328!8i1664

Kroger would later move into the former Pamida store up the street

Were there any more of these?

Were they some sort of predecessor to Ruler Foods?

Don't know much either, but given the age of the building/sign I could reasonably say said concept stems from before the acquisition of JayC in 1999 (and founding of Ruler Foods a year prior by said company). Looks like the facade was remodeled before 2011 (https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/kroger- ... EfGf5XM8ZA) too.

Update: Looks like U-$ave foods started as an independent who remodeled the location from a Bestway concept, per the local newspaper. The store was acquired by Kroger in 1995 who kept the U-$ave name. Therefore I am doubtful that it was expanded beyond Whitley City. I am also not able to confirm if it differed from standard Krogers in the long run, but the space certainly was small in size compared to what they were building at the time.