Dan the Man Posted June 18, 2008 Share Posted June 18, 2008 Yes! And we have drive-thru daquiri places! Nothing but top notch from my home state.One of my favorite things about living in New Orleans was the fact that you could buy daiquiris at the movie theater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 Yesterday the checkout lady told me that the Kroger employees have been told work on the expansion will start in September. I also saw a "for lease" sign in some of the office space that I thought Kroger would be expanding into, so I'm a little confused about that.My understanding is that the 25k will go behind (on the Durham side) of the space, and there will still be other retail on the Shepherd side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 That makes sense, but I'm guessing would be a more expensive expansion than stealing space from next door. But what will they do with all that nice space on the Durham side - oh wait, it's a crappy ugly space where no one even parks, there are only nasty dumpsters. Grocery store dumpsters are some of the nastiest smelling things ever. Sometimes my running routes take me behind the Fiesta on Shepherd or the Kroger on 20th. I speed up at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjb434 Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 If they expand to Durham, the theory is that the larger store will make the spaces next to it more valuable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeightsGuy Posted June 19, 2008 Share Posted June 19, 2008 If they expand to Durham, the theory is that the larger store will make the spaces next to it more valuable.Location is everything, but the rest of the center currently feels disconnected to Kroger making you feel like you have to walk around the back of the store down a lonely alley to get to the other shops. I think that might be a primary reason they continue to remain empty. Hopefully the new plan will have multiple entrances like other large grocery stores to make it seem closer to multiple areas of the parking lot and nearer to the rest of the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robhan Posted June 20, 2008 Share Posted June 20, 2008 What gripes my cookies is that Kroger has a two track mentality. One for The Signature stores and one for the other Krogers. At the Montrose and West Gray and I am sure other locations the sliced meat in the deli is very expensive compared to the other Krogers. I live downtown at the Y and ride teh bus therefore these are the two closest stores of any chain to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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