{"id":4761,"date":"2014-05-27T21:29:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T04:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4761"},"modified":"2014-05-27T21:29:59","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T04:29:59","slug":"king-soopers-acquiesces-eastbridge-store-will-not-have-parking-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4761","title":{"rendered":"King Soopers Acquiesces: Eastbridge Store Will Not Have Parking Lot"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"10-year-anniversary-of-King-Soopers-original-negotiations\"<\/a>Last Monday, SUN organized another meeting to discuss community concerns over the King Soopers store headed to the Eastbridge town Center. Concerns ranged from location of the gas station to \u2018does it really have to be King Soopers?\u2019 But the topic most discussed was the issue of the parking lot. \u201cIt seems to me that this parking lot is going to be massive,\u201d said concerned resident Tom Hodges. \u201cDoes it really need to be that big?\u201d Sooper\u2019s spokesperson Mike Hoffman<\/a> says that based on the square footage of the store, and the expected traffic analyzed by Kroger\u2019s actuarial scientists, the parking lot is appropriate for the area. \u201cKroger has over 2,600 stores, and we do roughly $100 billion a year in revenue. We are absolutely open to suggestions, but we kind of have the hang of things.\u201d\nRandom Stapleton citizens disagree with the grocery behemoth, however. \u201cI really like the concept of new urbanism<\/a> and that design type is kind of fading out parking lots,\u201d said attendee Sean Lewis. \u201cThey are an eye sore, and these days, everyone is walking or riding bikes to get groceries.\u201d Other residents agree. \u201cIf I want to drive somewhere, I\u2019ll drive to Whole Foods<\/a> said Kerry Taylor. \u201cThere is absolutely no reason to have a parking lot there. If I don\u2019t need it, no one does.\u201d\nAfter hours of Stapleton residents standing up and repeating the same thing the resident said before them, Hoffman begrudgingly agreed that the new Soopers will not have a parking lot. \u201cThis is new territory for us,\u201d said Hoffman. \u201cAnd quite frankly, new territory for any grocery store. I have been working in the grocery business for 25 years, and have never heard of it. So, I guess we will be the guinea pig here and test it out.\u201d Hoffman also agreed that the new store will not have plastic bags available, and people can bring their own reusable bags, or purchase the ones available at King Soopers. Finally, King Soopers has agreed to forfeit its naming rights to the Stapleton community. \u201cStapleton will decide on the name of the store,\u201d said Hoffman. \u201cIt will simply say, \u2018powered by King Soopers\u2019 much smaller below whatever title the community comes up with.\u201d The Stapletonion has agreed to work in partnership with Soopers and SUN to help find the best name for the new store. Please email ideas to The Stapletonion at Stapletonion@gmail.com<\/a>.\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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