http://abc11.com/food/kroger-closing-all-14-stores-in-raleigh-durham/3598118/

gnsp...

6/13/2018 1:51:47 PM

Because they bought Teeter and don't want to compete with themselves

Plus their stores are old as fuck

6/13/2018 2:03:14 PM

This kind of sucks as Kroger has a lot of the best deals on a variety of stuff and is a nice alternative to Harris Teeter and Food Lion (the main alternatives in my area). On the other hand it will be interesting to see what takes their places, though in 8 of 14 of their current locations it appears to be Harris Teeter.

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"Because they bought Teeter and don't want to compete with themselves"

Profit margins are probably better at Teeters too.

6/13/2018 2:14:07 PM

just went to the Six Forks one and the employees were acting abnormally nice, almost as if they were auditioning

there was a greeter and someone distributing carts and baskets

6/13/2018 2:21:31 PM

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"It has also been announced that Harris Teeter entered into an agreement with Kroger to buy eight of the Raleigh-Durham locations."

Wut. Kroger has owned Harris Teeter since 2014.

6/13/2018 2:25:48 PM

maybe it's like most marriages these days...they keep their finances to separate.

6/13/2018 2:28:43 PM

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"just went to the Six Forks one and the employees were acting abnormally nice, almost as if they were auditioning there was a greeter and someone distributing carts and baskets"

wow that's never happened to me at the krogers i frequent

[Edited on June 13, 2018 at 2:29 PM. Reason : really not even harris teeter either. more of a home depot thing]

6/13/2018 2:29:31 PM

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"Kroger said it plans to sell all 14 stores. It is currently under contract with Food Lion for one store, Crunch Fitness for one store and Harris Teeter for eight stores."

6/13/2018 4:29:16 PM

The one that Food Lion is buying is the Falls/Strickland one, Across from the post office

Crunch Fitness is taking over the one at Lynn and Creedmoor

The Kroger at Creedmoor & Strickland will be a Harris Teeter. Which will make 4 Harris Teeters in a 6-mile radius on Creedmoor

6/13/2018 4:38:55 PM

what's happening to the six forks one?

6/13/2018 4:54:56 PM

maybe they'll sell a couple locations to Amazon and Apple

6/13/2018 5:05:10 PM

It's gonna be weird to have a bunch of Harris Teeters with a Food Lion and Lowes Foods here or there.

But Kroger sucks and has always sucked.

Even when they're genuinely convenient, it always feels like a pain to get in their parking lots, so you might as well drive an extra mile down the road to avoid them.

Cause they suck.

6/13/2018 5:55:05 PM

I frequent the Kroger off Timber and US70 wonder what'll replace it.

6/13/2018 6:21:49 PM

I'm guessing a vacant spec building that quickly becomes urban / suburban blight.

6/13/2018 6:23:02 PM

^^same here, it’s my go to spot if i need to hit the grocery store after work, right on the way home.

6/13/2018 9:21:44 PM

The HT in Fuquay is moving to the Kroger. The Kroger that is ridiculous to get into and out of. Not looking forward to the switch.

6/13/2018 9:33:13 PM

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"Which will make 4 Harris Teeters in a 6-mile radius on Creedmoor"

That fucking figures, as I don't have a single HT within a 6 mile radius of my house, south of downtown.

Maybe if I'm lucky the Kroger on 70 @ Timber Drive will turn into a Teeter.

6/14/2018 10:32:13 AM

your roads are fine.

6/14/2018 11:32:17 AM

^^ HT doesn't go for the low-cost market

6/14/2018 2:01:09 PM

translation: you live in the slums

6/14/2018 3:40:20 PM

And yet I live in a 600 home development with an average price of around $250k.

Nonetheless, the shopping center that Kroger (on 70) is located in is pretty shitty. Definitely not a place HT would set up shop unless the entire center received a face lift.

[Edited on June 15, 2018 at 8:36 AM. Reason : ]

6/15/2018 8:35:17 AM

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"Harris Teeter has agreed to move into Kroger stores at the following locations: 202 W. NC Hwy 54, Durham 3457 Hillsborough Rd., Durham 5116 N. Roxboro Rd., Durham 1273 N.W. Maynard Rd., Cary 8345 Creedmoor Rd., Raleigh 940 US Hwy 64, Apex 1802 North Point Dr., Durham 1371 E. Broad St., Fuquay-Varina."

Also the Kroger gas station on Creedmoor/Lynn has signs on the pumps that they’re closing down tonight at 11P. So if you have fuel points, better use them today

[Edited on June 15, 2018 at 11:07 AM. Reason : D]

[Edited on June 15, 2018 at 11:08 AM. Reason : R]

6/15/2018 11:07:13 AM

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"And yet I live in a 600 home development with an average price of around $250k. "

If it ain't ITB, you slumming it, my g.

- dtownral

6/15/2018 3:25:46 PM

I always thought the Garner on Timber had a nice beer selection. Plenty of craft rotation

6/15/2018 5:51:00 PM

the one on Six Forks had super high beer prices

6/15/2018 6:19:34 PM

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"This kind of sucks as Kroger has a lot of the best deals on a variety of stuff and is a nice alternative to Harris Teeter and Food Lion"

like what? i lump all 3 of those stores in the same group

6/15/2018 7:43:30 PM

I've never understood the appeal of Harris Teeter

fucking stupid ass name, for one thing

overpriced for most things, too

6/15/2018 8:44:47 PM

Good meat and seafood. Produce is above average too.

6/15/2018 8:49:43 PM

u r above average

6/15/2018 9:51:14 PM

what all is overpriced at HT, bubs?

6/15/2018 9:52:54 PM

My husband shops at the Kroger in Cary (High House/Maynard) everyday for work and the manager told him that they are not getting any more trucks in. Once they're out of something, that's it. So some Kroger's might be closing a lot sooner than August 14th

6/16/2018 9:09:46 AM

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" If it ain't ITB, you slumming it, my g. "

Lots of ITB isn't the market for HT, HT made the decision years ago that rather than try to compete with low cost grocers they would offer service and selection. Its a strategy that's worked well for them in a market segment that has incredibly low margins

6/16/2018 9:34:19 AM

The delis at the two Kroger’s on Creedmoor have closed

The Kroger on Creedmoor/Strickland will close for about a year to be remodeled into a Harris Teeter

6/16/2018 3:24:51 PM

What Kroger on 70? The one on Hillsborough Rd in Durham? Or the one in Garner? If anything the one in Garner looks a lot newer.

6/16/2018 9:51:13 PM