Managing Growth, Reinvestment, and Complexity — at Kroger Scale
When new stores, major remodels, fuel centers, and energy upgrades all move at once, execution discipline matters. We help enterprise grocers shorten cycles, reduce risks, and keep programs predictable across markets, formats, and timelines.
20 Minutes. No Deck. Just your priorities and where execution gets stuck.
You’re Not Managing Projects.
You’re Managing a Portfolio in Motion.
Across the Kroger enterprise, multiple forces are converging:
- Accelerated new store development and major store projects
- On-going store reinvestment and remodel cycles
- Fuel center expansion and upgrades with layered entitlements
- Increasing energy, refrigeration, and code-driven scope
- Portfolio optimization decisions are happening in parallel
- Multi-banner program standardization—remodel workflows and governance structures that aren’t yet consistent across banners create cost variance and schedule risk.
Each initiative is manageable on its own. Running them together—across jurisdictions, timelines, and internal teams—is where risk compounds.
Where We See Immediate Opportunity
Complexity is Increasing, Structure Creates Advantage
These opportunities reflect patterns we’ve seen across 20,000+ grocery projects and over 1.4B square feet of grocery stores surveyed, where repeatable execution determines speed, cost, and predictability.
Major Store Projects & New Builds
Align site development, design, and construction early to prevent schedule compression from becoming schedule risk.
How we can support
Real Estate & Development
Architecture & Engineering
Civil Zoning & Permitting
Program Management
Construction
Fuel Centers as a Strategic Wedge
Fuel introduces entitlement, environmental, and civil complexity. We’ve proven we can manage it, repeatably, without slowing adjacent store operations.
How we can support
Real Estate & Development
Civil Zoning & Permitting
Program Management
Energy, Refrigeration, and Code-Driven Scope
Energy and refrigeration upgrades are increasingly tied to store technology and code requirements. Aligning scope early—before equipment is ordered—reduces rework and keeps programs moving across markets.
How we can support
Reality Capture & BIM
Program Management
Civil, Zoning & Permitting
Parking Lot & Exterior Site Reinvestment
Parking lot upgrades, circulation changes, and exterior site work directly affect safety and customer access. Phasing these improvements alongside store and fuel work helps maintain access and reduce operational disruption.
How we can support
Reality Capture & BIM
Program Management
Portfolio Decisions in Parallel
When reinvestment, expansion, and optimization move together, leaders need consistent, reliable program reporting—not fragmented updates from multiple vendors. We provide clear visibility across active programs so capital decisions stay grounded in current execution reality.
How we can support
Program Management
Technology & Data Analytics
Remodel Program Planning & Cross-Banner Standardization
Remodel programs that operate without consistent workflows, governance, or scope standards produce unpredictable outcomes, especially across banners with different teams and regional requirements. We help build the program structure, playbooks, and execution standards that make remodel cycles repeatable and scalable.
How we can support
Real Estate & Development
Architecture & Engineering
Reality Capture & BIM
Program Management
Construction
Support at the Banner Level
Capital planning may be centralized, but execution pressure isn’t. Each banner carries its own regional dynamics, compliance demands, and operational realities. We build our programs around that, not a one-size-fits-all approach.
Select a banner to explore the specific challenges and opportunities we can help address.
Fred Meyer
King Soopers
Harris Teeter
Expansion and fuel programs within active operations
Ralphs
That’s the gap we help close.
Sevan brings that structure to life through 20,000+ grocery projects completed nationwide.
Proof Inside Kroger’s Ecosystem
Sevan supports large-scale grocery reinvestment through turnkey delivery powered by 7Xcellence—our disciplined, repeatable delivery framework—enabling consistent execution, overnight work to reduce downtime, and an excellent safety record across complex, active environments.
Sevan Has Helped Kroger with:
Retail Fuel Centers |
Multiple Kroger Markets
We’ve Already Worked Inside Kroger’s Network
- Designed, entitled, and permitted 100+ retail fuel centers
- Managed complex municipal approvals and environmental requirements
- Supported both grocery-adjacent and standalone fuel locations
What was delivered:
Shortened entitlement cycles in high-friction jurisdictions
Reduced rework through early civil and permitting alignment
Maintained consistency across markets with different AHJs
Beyond Kroger:
Proven Grocery Programs at Scale
Large-Scale Grocery Reinvestment & Remodel Programs
H-E-B
- Supported multi-store reinvestment and optimization programs across active grocery locations
- Delivered detailed existing-conditions data and coordinated upgrades to support informed capital decisions
- Enabled consistent execution while stores remained operational
Sprouts Farmers Market
- Managed phased equipment and merchandising upgrades across 150+ stores
- Coordinated refrigeration, permitting, and overnight work to reduce disruption
- Executed repeatable delivery across multiple regions and jurisdictions
This is work we do repeatedly,
at scale.
Each year, we help transform 14,000+ sites with disciplined execution across regions and formats.
The Right Partner at Every Phase
Whether you need a single-phase partner or a full-program structure, we bring the same discipline and transparency to every engagement. Our teams integrate with yours—and with your existing vendor relationships—to add capacity, and accountability where it’s needed most.
Program Management
Real Estate & Site Development
Architecture & Engineering
Civil, Zoning, & Permitting
Construction & GC Services
Data & Reporting
Built to Operate at Enterprise Scale
Built For How Enterprise Teams Operate
7Xcellence is Sevan's integrated turnkey system for multi-site program delivery that reduces handoffs, limits surprises, and boosts speed to market.
- Clear roles and escalation paths
- Repeatable playbooks by project type
- Transparent reporting aligned to leadership review cadence
You, Multiplied.
Our confidence is built on scale, discipline, and trust. It’s backed by an excellent safety record and delivery across thousands of active sites every year.
What A First Engagement Looks Like
Low Lift. High Clarity.
Discovery
Mapping
Scope Definition
Pricing & Alignment
Execution & Performance
No long onboarding.
No disruption to what’s already working.
What A First Engagement Looks Like
Low Lift. High Clarity.
Discovery
Mapping
Scope Definition
Pricing & Alignment
Execution & Performance
No long onboarding. No disruption to what’s already working.
Let’s Start with Your Priorities
- No Deck
- No Pressure