Kroger CIO Roundtable November 17th, 2015 Brett Bonner Vice President R&D

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Chris Hjelm Org Chart Annette Franke – Customer Solutions and Services – Project Managers, CRMs, Business Analysts, Call Centers Annette Hater – Business Effectiveness Brett Bonner – Innovation Brian Lawhorn – Security and Training – duel reporting to Chris and Dennis Hackett in Audit Kirk Ball – Infrastructure and Architecture, Network Nick Kaufman – Software solutions – All application teams report up through Nick Ryan Kean – Mercury Other Leadership team: Denise Haskamp and Dan Cullis

KT Organization – Effective Aug 1 Kirk Ball Annette Franke Nick Kaufman Brett Bonner LOB Alignment & Partnership Store Systems, Merchandising, Loyalty, Fuel & C-Store, Pharmacy, TLC, Axium Corporate Systems, Jewelry, Order & Replenishment Evolution, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Corp Brands Digital Customer, Enterprise Data Mgmt., Vitacost, YouTech R&D Visionary Business Leadership Support Teams Project Mgmt. Visionary Business Leadership Support Teams Project Mgmt. Visionary Business Leadership Support Teams Project Mgmt. Project Mgmt. & Visionary Business Leadership Shared Services Shared Technology Services QA, Enterprise Architecture, PM/BA/PA CoE’s, Business Arch., Call Centers, Portfolio Mgmt. Ryan Kean Visionary Business define PM/BA/PA Report to vertical but budget is with STS Budget – 18-24 month rotations Infrastructure Services KTM, Network, NOC/SOC, Middleware, Desktop Services, Data Center, Project Mgmt., Platform Open – Temp Kirk Ball Office of the CIO Ignite, Vendor Mgmt., Facilities, Communications, Budget, M&A Annette Hater Security Brian Lawhorn

Kroger R&D Brett Bonner Vice President R&D Doug Meiser Operations Research General Manager Dion Perkins Engineering Manager Titus Jones Strategic Projects John Osborne Department Administration Chairman Zigbee Alliance

Project Overview EDGE Brief description Customer benefits Technology Enhanced Display for Grocery Environments Customer benefits Accurate Pricing Item price and attribute highlights Faster sales ad personalized pricing Plus many other use cases Technology Affordable, fully digital shelf with full motion video and sound

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Project Overview Scan – Bag – Go Brief description Scan Bag Go will provide customers an industry leading, cool, fun and evolving alternative channel to shop and checkout Customer benefits The customer will independently control their shopping and checkout experience in an easy, reliable and fun environment. They will have the choice to utilize a store provided device or their own smart phone The app is mostly intuitive, however, when needed a knowledgeable Kroger Associate can assist Technology Awareness of location and basket contents. Proprietary app with store location awareness to allow targeted offers in-aisle Picture of technology and/or process in action

National Lab Partnering Considerations New Polarizer Intellectual property Who owns? Who has a right to use? Right to remember? Prioritization of key resources? Manufacturing restrictions? Royalties?