Thread: Is Kroger Marketplace a superstore or supermarket? (for Amex)

I am thinking about applying for the American Express Blue credit card which offers 3% cash back rewards on supermarkets. The only problem is that neither Kroger nor American Express can tell me if the Kroger Marketplace stores will be classified as a supermarket or superstore. I have talked to about 10 people total in both companies and no one can answer what should be a pretty simple question. HELP! Thanks in advance

I know that Kroger is considered a grocery store. However, I am not certain about Kroger Marketplace. If I understand correctly the Marketplace chain is more like a "Walmart Supercenter" or a "Super Kmart". It has multiple departments not just a grocery store. So I am not sure what it will be classified as for Amex.

Sorry I could not be more helpful.

I think sticf is correct as well. If they have other departments besides groceries, it won't count.

Here is my screenshot:

I called Amex about this and they stated that Kroger is always classified as fuel. I was given an address that I could mail a complaint to about the categorization but no other method by which to get that possibly fixed. Not sure if anyone else has different experiences but that makes me very angry because I actually have the preferred Blue Cash Card that has an annual fee and supposedly has 6% back on grocery stores and the Kroger I shop it is a grocery store by all normal definitions (you can even see in the image that the description is grocery stores but the categorization is fuel) and the actual Kroger fuel station is a completely separate entity). I don't know much about superstore vs. supermarket but this is how it is has been billed for me.

Just posting this here for someone else who may be searching for the same information. The card is still a pretty good rewards one, but Kroger is the grocery store that I would have thought would be a no brainer for categorization.

They have sold groceries for decades and fuel for maybe one decade. This sort of thing makes one scratch his head.

I know this is an old thread but just for fairness. My purchases made in Kroger Marketplace where I go to do show up as "Grocery Store" in my Amex bill.