name: Roundy's Vocabulary
description: >-
  Vocabulary and taxonomy for Roundy's grocery operations and the Kroger
  developer platform as it applies to the Pick 'n Save, Metro Market, and
  Mariano's retail banners, covering grocery retail, loyalty programs,
  digital commerce, and supply chain concepts.
created: '2026-05-02'
modified: '2026-05-02'
terms:
  - term: Roundy's
    definition: >-
      A Midwest grocery retailer and wholly-owned Kroger subsidiary founded
      in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1872, operating approximately 150 grocery
      stores across Wisconsin and Illinois under the Pick 'n Save, Metro Market,
      and Mariano's banners.
    tags:
      - Core
      - Company
  - term: Pick 'n Save
    definition: >-
      Roundy's primary Wisconsin grocery banner with over 100 store locations
      throughout the state, offering a full-service supermarket format with
      pharmacy, fuel, and click-and-collect services.
    tags:
      - Retail Banner
  - term: Metro Market
    definition: >-
      Roundy's premium Wisconsin grocery banner operating specialty
      supermarkets in the Milwaukee metro area and other Wisconsin
      communities, emphasizing fresh departments, specialty foods, and
      prepared meals.
    tags:
      - Retail Banner
  - term: Mariano's
    definition: >-
      Roundy's Illinois grocery banner operating 44 Fresh Market-format stores
      throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, acquired by Roundy's in 2010
      and continuing under the Mariano's name after the Kroger acquisition.
    tags:
      - Retail Banner
  - term: Kroger Developer Platform
    definition: >-
      The Kroger Co.'s developer API platform providing partner, private,
      and public APIs for product catalog, store location, cart, identity,
      and loyalty integrations applicable to all Kroger-family banners
      including Roundy's stores.
    tags:
      - Technology
      - API
  - term: Plus Card
    definition: >-
      The Roundy's/Kroger loyalty card program providing customers with
      discounts, digital coupons, fuel points, and personalized offers
      at Pick 'n Save, Metro Market, and Mariano's stores.
    tags:
      - Loyalty
  - term: Digital Coupon
    definition: >-
      Electronic coupons available through the Pick 'n Save, Metro Market,
      and Mariano's apps and websites that customers clip to their Plus Card
      account and redeem automatically at checkout, integrated via the
      Kroger identity and loyalty APIs.
    tags:
      - Loyalty
      - Digital Commerce
  - term: Click and Collect
    definition: >-
      Roundy's online grocery ordering service (also called pickup) where
      customers order groceries online through the Pick 'n Save or Mariano's
      app and pick up their order at a designated store location.
    tags:
      - Digital Commerce
      - Fulfillment
  - term: Grocery Department
    definition: >-
      A functional section within a Roundy's store, such as Produce, Bakery,
      Deli, Meat, Seafood, Pharmacy, or Natural/Organic, used in store locator
      and product catalog API responses to indicate available services.
    tags:
      - Store Operations
  - term: UPC
    definition: >-
      Universal Product Code — the barcode identifier used in Roundy's and
      Kroger product catalog APIs to uniquely identify consumer packaged
      goods. Used as a primary key in the Kroger product search and lookup APIs.
    tags:
      - Product Data
  - term: Fuel Points
    definition: >-
      A loyalty program component where Roundy's customers earn points on
      grocery purchases redeemable for fuel discounts at participating Kroger
      fuel centers. Integrated through the Kroger loyalty API.
    tags:
      - Loyalty
  - term: Kroger Identity
    definition: >-
      The unified customer identity and authentication system shared across
      all Kroger-family banners including Roundy's, providing OAuth 2.0
      single sign-on for digital commerce, loyalty, and personalization APIs.
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - Identity
  - term: Oconomowoc Distribution Center
    definition: >-
      Roundy's/Kroger's state-of-the-art 1.1 million square foot distribution
      center in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin serving as the primary supply hub for
      Wisconsin Pick 'n Save and Metro Market stores.
    tags:
      - Logistics
      - Supply Chain