{"id":6932,"date":"2017-04-10T20:45:55","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T03:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6932"},"modified":"2020-07-11T14:58:33","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T14:58:33","slug":"eastbridge-soopers-well-finish-our-store-once-shops-are-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=6932","title":{"rendered":"Eastbridge Soopers: \u201cWe\u2019ll Finish Our Store Once Shops are Open\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In a recent statement, Kroger made it clear that the King Soopers<\/a> slated to be in the Eastbridge Town Center would not be completed until all of the surrounding shops and restaurants were up and running. \u201cAt this point in time, it just doesn\u2019t make sense for us to finish the project,\u201d said Soopers spokesperson Kaela Gordon. \u201cTo get the kind of foot traffic we need for a grocery store, we simply need all of the restaurants and shops completely open for us to make a commitment to finish this thing.\u201d The statement appears to be a drastic turn from perceptions of many that Forest City needed a grocery store there before any shops would commit. \u201cI am really confused by the whole thing,\u201d said Eastbridge resident Kevin Lembeck. \u201cWe have waited 10 years for something to happen to that area, and everything we heard was that we were waiting on a grocery store. Now, the grocery store tells us they are waiting on stores? Who\u2019s in charge of this thing?\u201d Resident Becky Carney is also confused by the new development. \u201cI was pretty sure this was supposed to be the other way around,\u201d quipped Carney. \u201cThey have been telling us for years that the store was the driving force for the foot traffic, but Soopers apparently has a different story.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Soopers denies they were ever involved in any such rhetoric. \u201cWhy would we say that,\u201d asked Gordon. \u201cThe traditional model is that smaller shops and restaurants come into an area, then the grocery store comes in after a successful footprint has been made. We\u2019ve been doing this a long time.\u201d Residents were not originally excited about a Soopers going in, but have come to grips with it<\/a> and are anxious for a grocery store to open. \u201cI just want a grocery store other than the Quebec Soopers,\u201d said Adam Vogel. \u201cI don\u2019t care that it\u2019s a Soopers, at least it won\u2019t be the same one and I won\u2019t have to drive to it.\u201d Resident Nicole Gibbs is cautiously optimistic the new store will be better than the one in the 29th Ave. Town Center. \u201cI would think they would make an effort to tailor it to Stapleton customers,\u201d said Gibbs. \u201cBut, the fact that they are jerking us around right now isn\u2019t a good sign.\u201d According to Gordon, the new Soopers will be completed when they feel there is enough traffic being driven to the area by the smaller stores. \u201cTheir success is our success,\u201d said Gordon. \u201cIf they do their part, we will do ours.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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