LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all persons by these presents, that the undersigned does hereby make,
constitute and appoint Christine S. Wheatley, Stacey M. Heiser, and Dorothy D.
Roberts, and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), her
true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)	prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file a Form ID (including any
amendments thereto) and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain
new and/or replacement codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time (the
"Exchange Act");

(2)	prepare, execute, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including
any amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of The Kroger Co. (the
"Company") with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and any national
securities exchanges, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a)
of the Exchange Act;

(3)	seek or obtain, as the undersigneds representative on the undersigneds
behalf, information on transactions in the Companys securities from any third
party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and
the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such
information to the foregoing attorney-in-fact and approves and ratifies any such
release of information; and

(4)	perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such
attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned
in connection with the foregoing as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This Limited Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigneds holdings of and any transactions in securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Limited Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 28th day of July, 2021.


/s/ Elaine L. Chao
Elaine L.Chao