{"id":4678,"date":"2014-04-29T20:25:59","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T03:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2014-04-29T20:25:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-30T03:25:59","slug":"king-soopers-forest-city-ink-eastbridge-town-center-deal-on-10-year-anniversary-of-original-negotiations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4678","title":{"rendered":"King Soopers, Forest City Ink Eastbridge Town Center Deal on 10 Year anniversary of Original Negotiations"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"10<\/a>King Soopers and Forest City announced two weeks ago what residents have been waiting for for ten years: there will actually be an Eastbridge town center<\/a>. \u201cThis is huge,\u201d said resident Tom York. \u201cI mean, if it actually happens. Until I see the building actually being built, I just won\u2019t believe it.\u201d Stapleton residents have reasons to be skeptical. Over the last decade, there have been several rumors about different possibilities for the Eastbridge town center.\nSome issues with the town center have centered around its size<\/a> and its ability to even house a large grocer. Then there has been Soopers public statements<\/a> saying that a natural grocer \u201ccould not make it in Stapleton.\u201d Eastbridge eventually did get a temporary all-natural grocer<\/a> before Forest City kicked them off the land they were using illegally. Later it appeared that Eastbridge would get a permanent all-natural grocer<\/a>, but that of course was crushed by the infamous Kroger right of refusal language<\/a>. In the end, the artwork in the Eastbridge town center<\/a> will go well with the new King Soopers.\nThe Stapletonion first reported this deal<\/a> going through as far back as October, 2013. But, residents were weary then, and they are weary now. A November SUN survey<\/a> gives an idea of what residents will be looking for from the new town center. \u201cThey could have a King Soopers there and not totally screw this up,\u201d said resident Stew Potter. \u201cJust put a caf\u00e9 and a bar there, and I\u2019ll stop complaining.\u201d\nForest City President Phil Dargossi said the deal was driven completely by Kroger. \u201cThey said they had outgrown the current location, and basically needed more space,\u201d said Dargossi. Dargossi insists it had nothing to do with another store or Kroger exercising its right of refusal. \u201cAnyone who says that is a liar,\u201d said Dargossi. \u201cA big fat, stinkin\u2019 liar. We have talked to every store in the world, or at least country. No one wants to be in that crappy town center. I mean nobody. They hate the location, but more than anything these stores we have talked to hate the people of Eastbridge. Sorry folks it\u2019s true. The grocery stores you love, don\u2019t love you back.\u201d\nKroger Spokesperson Lisa Evers says that Soopers is excited to bring the exact same options to the community two miles down the road. \u201cThis new store will look almost exactly like the other store,\u201d says Evers. \u201cWe are excited to see how we compete with ourselves. Sometimes going head to head against yourself gives you some perspective as to where you are at.\u201d Although most residents are disappointed it is going to be another Soopers, they are able to see some positives. \u201cI am more excited to see what is going to be around the King Soopers,\u201d said Kelly Connor. \u201cI mean, if there is a decent coffee shop and restaurant, the King Soopers is simply collateral damage at that point.\u201d Forest City has not released any statements on what else would be placed in the town center and any interested parties, but hey, we\u2019ve waited 10 years for this, what\u2019s another 10?\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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