Kroger Donates Empty Store To Competitor To Stave Off Food Desert
The chain closed their supermarket on Lamar Avenue in the Orange Mound neighborhood in February, causing an uproar among locals who feared that they would not have any food options in their neighborhood, according to WREG. Kroger met with numerous community groups as they struggled to find a new tenant to occupy the space. They reached out to 30 retailers and wholesalers to purchase the $500,000 building, but none took them up on the offer....