When Kroger closes a King Soopers, at least in Midtown Fort Collins, it opens a bigger, newer one down the street.
King Soopers will officially open its new Midtown Marketplace store later this month, marking the finish line for the yearslong development project and the end of the road for the grocery chain’s current South College Avenue store.
The sprawling new store, 2535 S. College Ave., promises a “traditional grocery shopping experience,” with modern amenities like a sushi counter, Starbucks, apparel sales, pickup services and a seven-pump fuel station , according to a news release from King Soopers. At 123,000 square feet, the new Marketplace is roughly 25,000 square feet smaller than Timnath’s Costco.
The new King Soopers is located on the site of Fort Collins’ former Midtown Kmart and will host a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Jan. 29 before opening to the public that morning, the release continues. It will replace King Soopers’ current Midtown grocery store, which opened at 2325 S. College Ave. in 1964. That store will close at 8 p.m. Jan. 28.