Alex Ossola

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Here's your Midday Brief for Monday, February 9th.

I'm Alex Zosola for The Wall Street Journal.

Grocery giant Kroger has named Greg Foran as its new CEO.

He's a former executive at Walmart, a top rival.

Kroger is the biggest grocer in the U.S.

by sales after Walmart.

It's been searching for a permanent leader for almost a year.

Its longtime CEO Rodney McMullin had left last spring for an undisclosed ethics violation.

Kroger shares were up about 6 percent in morning trading.

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