The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, is one of the world's largest food retailers, with fiscal 2016 sales of $115.3 billion. Kroger spans many states with store formats that include grocery and multi-department stores, convenience stores and jewelry stores.
Meteorologist Coleman, who founded The Weather Channel in 1981, explained in part that in his opinion there is no significant man-made global warming: âThe sky is falling.
On January 3, 2008, Landmark Communications put The Weather Channel and its assets up for sale. On July 6, 2008, NBC Universal, Bain Capital and Blackstone Group agreed to jointly purchase The Weather Channel from Landmark, making it the channel's first ownership change in 26 years.