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Reuters reported on Thursday that The Kroger Co. is in the second round of an auction process to buy Greensboro, North Carolina-based Fresh Market Inc.

The report also says three other firms — Apollo Global Management LLC, KKR & Co LP and TPG Capital LP — are among the buyout firms participating in the auction.

Kroger is the nation’s largest traditional supermarket retailer and has 17 Richmond-area stores.