Shoppers at the Twin Aire Kroger on the city’s southeast side took note when portable storage containers started piling up on the side of the shopping center.
Residents, many who walk to the smaller footprint grocer, have worried for years the store would close with the pending redevelopment of the Twin Aire Shopping Center across from the Community Justice Campus.
But that’s not the case, company representatives said. In fact, the roughly 35,000-square-foot store that opened in 1982 is going through a deep cleaning, remodel and reorganization.
“What (people) are seeing is the first step in our own significant, new investment in the neighborhood,” said Eric Halvorson, Kroger’s manager of corporate affairs. “Our craftsmen will spend the next three months making upgrades to the store.”
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The renovation is expected to top $1.5 million and should be complete in May. The store is not expected to close during the remodel as most of the work will be done overnight to avoid disrupting shoppers. City records show the grocer has already pulled permits for nearly $500,000 in work at the site.