Switch to the mobile version of this page.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Kroger expansion

Posted By Max Brantley on Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:59 AM

Wal-Mart may be dominating the grocery market in Arkansas, but Kroger isn't giving up.

It will break ground Tuesday on a new store, adjacent to an existing Kroger at 16105 Chenal Parkway. The plan got city zoning approval last year. It will be the state's first "Marketplace" Kroger, an expanded version that will include more general merchandise, more prepared foods, a gas station and a Fred Meyer jewelry store. Some info here on the Marketplace entry.

The new store isn't the only news. A Kroger news release said the company plans a $125 million investment in other new stores and renovations to existing Krogers.

From the ArkTimes store

Tweet

Instapaper

    Favorite
  Saving…
Share

    Comments
    
      (14)
    
Email

Comments (14)

Showing 1-14 of 14

Add a comment

Subscribe to this thread:

By Email

With RSS

Showing 1-14 of 14

More by Max Brantley

Confederate memories of a Southern boy

Confederate memories. How a Son of the South went wrong — or right, depending on your point of view.
- by Max Brantley
- Aug 21, 2017
Remains of Alabama woman believed found near Jacksonville

The State Police say remains found north of Jacksonville Sunday may be those of a missing 23-year-old Alabama woman. A Jacksonville man is being questioned, Mitch McCoy of KARK reports.
- by Max Brantley
- Aug 21, 2017
Monday's open line: News eclipsed by sun

The eclipse day open line and daily news summary.
- by Max Brantley
- Aug 21, 2017
More »

Readers also liked…

Charter school accountability: Non-existent in Arkansas

A state audit finds charter school spending violated state law, but the state Education Department says it has no responsibility for ensuring proper management of charter schools. Say what?
- by Max Brantley
- Mar 5, 2016
Policy group urges opposition to new charter seats in Little Rock

The Arkansas Public Policy Panel is urging supporters of the Little Rock School District to tell state Board of Education members they oppose applications to be heard this week to dramatically expand the number of charter school seats in the Little Rock School District.
- by Max Brantley
- Mar 9, 2016
More on how highways were used to wipe out "blight" of non-white neighborhoods

Vox, a news website that concerns itself with energy and other issues, has a fine piece, including before and after images, on the history of the U.S. interstate system and why roads were built through the middle of cities (unless people of influence stopped them — see Manhattan, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.)
- by Leslie Newell Peacock
- Mar 22, 2016

Most Shared

Lynchings hidden in the history of the Hot Springs Confederate monument

Hot Springs twice erupted into the kind of violence that has its roots in the issues left unresolved by the Civil War, and both times, it happened right where that monument to Confederate soldiers stands today.
Take yourself there: Mavis Staples coming to LR for Central High performance

Gospel and R&B singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples, who has been inspiring fans with gospel-inflected freedom songs like "I'll Take You There" and "March Up Freedom's Highway" and the poignant "Oh What a Feeling" will come to Little Rock for the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of Central High.
Klan's president

Everything that Donald Trump does — make that everything that he says — is calculated to thrill his lustiest disciples. But he is discovering that what was brilliant for a politician is a miscalculation for a president, because it deepens the chasm between him and most Americans.
On Charlottesville

Watching the Charlottesville spectacle from halfway across the country, I confess that my first instinct was to raillery. Vanilla ISIS, somebody called this mob of would-be Nazis. A parade of love-deprived nerds marching bravely out of their parents' basements carrying tiki torches from Home Depot.

Week 2 NFL Preseason Razorback Update https://t.co/f8m0PNprMj https://t.co/4tJMU38xwm
KARK4News

Spectators Gather In Arkansas To Observe Rare Solar Eclipse
KUAR Newsroom

47 rooms that had been shut at landmark Arkansas hotel pass inspection. But deadline for additional work remains:… https://t.co/yOt8CCwYfD
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WATCH: Hundreds gather in Little Rock to catch a glimpse https://t.co/Y635W2doTF
KATV News

Victim Shot in Face Following Monday Afternoon Shooting https://t.co/plzgiK9T00 #ARNews https://t.co/OeBhiLgrxN
Fox16 News

More Headlines...

Most Recent Comments

Re: Confederate memories of a Southern boy
- I'm older than most of you on the blog, and I grew up in almost…
- Posted by plainjim
- on August 21, 2017
Re: Monday's open line: News eclipsed by sun
- "Virginia Racial Violence Has Deep Roots in Antebellum Vigilante Groups. The white supremacist violence in…
- Posted by Norma Bates
- on August 21, 2017
Re: Monday's open line: News eclipsed by sun
- Meant to include this:
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOnOWLhuT8…
- Posted by Vanessa
- on August 21, 2017

Top Commenters

Site Index

News

Cover Story / Arkansas Reporter / The Week That Was / The Observer / Editorial / Max Brantley / Ernest Dumas / Gene Lyons / Jay Barth / Words / Guest Writer / Letters

Entertainment

A&E Feature / To-Do List / In Brief / Movie Reviews / Music Reviews / Theater Reviews / A&E News / Art Notes / Media / Dining Reviews / Dining Guide / Calendar / Gallery Listings

This Week's Cover

Cover of this issue of The Arkansas Times

Quick Links

Special Publications

Browse Blogs

Browse Dining

Browse News

Browse Entertainment

Browse Guides

Browse Archives

Browse Best Of Ark

Browse Contact / Subscribe

Arkansas Blog

Monday, June 29, 2009

Kroger expansion

Posted By Max Brantley on Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 8:59 AM

From the ArkTimes store

Comments (14)

More by Max Brantley

Confederate memories. How a Son of the South went wrong — or right, depending on your point of view.

The State Police say remains found north of Jacksonville Sunday may be those of a missing 23-year-old Alabama woman. A Jacksonville man is being questioned, Mitch McCoy of KARK reports.

The eclipse day open line and daily news summary.

Readers also liked…

A state audit finds charter school spending violated state law, but the state Education Department says it has no responsibility for ensuring proper management of charter schools. Say what?

The Arkansas Public Policy Panel is urging supporters of the Little Rock School District to tell state Board of Education members they oppose applications to be heard this week to dramatically expand the number of charter school seats in the Little Rock School District.

Most Shared

Hot Springs twice erupted into the kind of violence that has its roots in the issues left unresolved by the Civil War, and both times, it happened right where that monument to Confederate soldiers stands today.

Everything that Donald Trump does — make that everything that he says — is calculated to thrill his lustiest disciples. But he is discovering that what was brilliant for a politician is a miscalculation for a president, because it deepens the chasm between him and most Americans.

Watching the Charlottesville spectacle from halfway across the country, I confess that my first instinct was to raillery. Vanilla ISIS, somebody called this mob of would-be Nazis. A parade of love-deprived nerds marching bravely out of their parents' basements carrying tiki torches from Home Depot.

Most Viewed

Confederate memories. How a Son of the South went wrong — or right, depending on your point of view.

Police have now released some details about the apparent slaying Sunday of two children and suicide of the man who killed them on Birchwood Drive in West Little Rock. Court recordx indicate the suspect had a history of domestic violence.

The eclipse day open line and daily news summary.

Huge study says corporate welfare is inefficient and unproductive. But politicians keep doing it. Wonder why.