Shares of Kroger (KR 9.88%) popped 9.9% on Thursday after the grocery store chain announced strong fourth- quarter 2023 results and better-than-expected forward guidance. Kroger ended the year on a high note For its fourth quarter of 2023, Kroger's total company sales grew 6.4% year over year to $37.06 billion, including around$2.7 billion from an extra week in the quarter relative to the same year-ago period. Identical sales without fuel declined by 0.8%. On the bottom line, that translated to net earning ...