Kroger, Fresh Market & Sprouts are grocery store winners in ‘barbell’-shaped market By: MarketWatch February 12, 2016 at 16:17 PM EST Stifel analysts say the grocery landscape is shaped like a barbell, with small and large grocers benefiting. Read More >> Related Stocks: Kroger Co Sprouts Farmers Market Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Whole Foods Market