{"id":4164,"date":"2013-10-22T20:57:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-23T03:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2013-10-22T20:57:57","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T03:57:57","slug":"king-soopers-so-nice-were-getting-it-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4164","title":{"rendered":"King Soopers So Nice, We\u2019re Getting it Twice!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Forest City has confirmed to The Stapletonion that King Soopers will be exercising its contractual first right of refusal and will be putting a grocery store in what will eventually be the Eastbridge Town Center. \u201cWe are very excited to continue our strong partnership with King Soopers,\u201d said Forest City President Phil Dargossi. \u201cKing Soopers has been a great asset to this community, and we know they will build another great store which residents will really appreciate.\u201d\n\nAlthough many residents are happy to finally be getting a town center, some wish other options would have been pursued more strongly. \u201cI know a lot of people including myself were really hoping for a natural grocer,\u201d said Eastbridge resident Angela Hill. \u201cI don\u2019t understand why we couldn\u2019t get a different grocer, preferably an all-natural grocer, and why did it take so long? Seems a little shady to me.\u201d\nResident Zac Dean agrees. \u201cIf all along King Soopers knew they would use their first right of refusal, why not build it six years ago? Were they literally waiting for just the right time to swoop in and be (expletive) to another store and the community?\u201d Dargossi tried to explain the timing of it. \u201cWell, we like that Bluff Lake is getting built out, so that should be better for store traffic. Plus, I am sure there were other factors as well.\u201d King Soopers issued the following statement: \u201cWe are very excited to be building another store in the Stapleton community. Stapleton residents clearly want us in their newly announced town center. We look forward to continuing to serve Stapleton residents.\u201d\nWith King Soopers recent commitment, other stores will now be clamoring to get into the Eastbridge Town Center, and there will be no shortage of demands from Stapleton residents. \u201cI really hope they don\u2019t put a gas station<\/a> there,\u201d said resident Josh Jenkins. \u201cIt would have been great a while ago, but now with two 711s, it\u2019s really not necessary.\u201d Others are hoping for another liquor store. \u201cI know we already have two great liquor stores here,\u201d said Liam Royal. \u201cBut I just hate crossing over Central Park Blvd. It just adds two to three minutes on to the drive, and I am very busy as it is.\u201d\nThere is no set date at this point as to when King Soopers will break ground in the new location, but complaints are expected to begin immediately. \u201cWe have already created a FB group and sent out a poll,\u201d said Hill. \u201cAfter that, it is really up to Forest City to listen to the residents, which I am sure they will do.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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