Kroger to build Marketplace in Harrison - Business First of Columbus:

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The acquisition revives a plan to builda 100,000-plus-square-foot superstore along Interstate 74 in Western Hamilton Countyy that was first announced two yeares ago. Kroger closed on the site May 29. It paid $3.3 millionj to the . Jim Rahe of Cincinnatiu Commercial Realtors brokeredthe deal. Kroger confirmed its plan for the Marketplacd store in Harrison but said other details were notyet available. It will take the place of an existinb Krogersupermarket nearby. The Cincinnati-based grocery retailer begam introducing Marketplace stores in Cincinnatiin 2006. The concept combines grocerieswith furniture, dinnerware and other non-food merchandise. They compete with Walmargt Supercenters.
Kroger (NYSE: KR) is the country’s largesg operator of traditionalgrocery stores, It operates abou 2,500 supermarkets and generao merchandise stores in 31 states.