I just went "whoa" for a second there. It really is a conspiracy, I tells ya(wagging finger).
http://www.kgbanswers.com/does-the-kroger-company-own-meijers/21470277
"No. Michigan-based supermarket chain Meijer is a private, family-owned retailer run by the Meijer family. You're probably thinking of the food-and-drug chain, Fred Meyer, which Kroger acquired in 1999 in a $13 billion deal."