It was recently announced that Kroger purchased the strip mall in Portage that once held Big Lots, Chuck E. Cheese, and JoAnn Fabrics. The sale was made recently for a price tag of $10.3 million, and would mark the first time in a long time that Kroger, the nation’s largest supermarket chain, would be returning to the Kalamazoo area in Portage.
Originally, it was thought that the purchase of the 71,250 square-foot property just accounted for the strip mall, but it turns out that the standalone Chili’s location was also included in the deal.
That Chili’s may be closing permanently, as according to one report, there are rumors that the Chili’s will also be torn down:…