.Kroger donates empty store to competitor to stave off food desert
The chain closed their supermarket on Lamar Avenue in the Orange Mound neighborhood in February, causing an uproar among locals who feared that they would not have any food options in their neighborhood, according toKroger met with numerous community groups as they struggled to find a new tenant to occupy the space. They reached out to 30 retailers and wholesalers to purchase the $500,000 building, but none took them up on the offer.
On Monday, Kroger announced that they would be donating the building at no cost to local competitor Superlo Foods, who will be using it to open a new grocery store. Victor Smith, president of Kroger's Delta division, told the station"Since becoming the president of Kroger Delta in February, it has been a priority for us to keep our promise to the City of Memphis and the Orange Mound community."reported that the Orange Mound Kroger had lost $2,677,665 since 2014. After it was closed, Kroger offered job placement to former employees at their 16 other Memphis locations.
Superlo has eight stores in the Memphis area, although none in Orange Mound. The Stepherson brothers founded their grocery business in 1944 and underwent significant growth in the early 2000s.
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