First Marketplace Store in Metro Louisville Opens Thursday
Photos from The New Dixie Highway’s Facebook Page
Louisville, KY. (September 16th, 2016) – Kroger will celebrate the grand opening of the new store located at 4915 Dixie Hwy., in Louisville Kentucky, on Thursday, September 22nd; at 8:00 a.m. The official Ribbon Cutting Event will be performed by professional stock car racer, Ben Rhodes.
The new, 125,000 square foot state of the art Kroger Marketplace store, replaces the current 62,000 square foot store. This move has created 184 new jobs; the new store will employ more than 360 associates.
It offers expanded varieties of Produce, Organic, Meat, Seafood and Deli. The store includes everything you have come to expect and much more. Specialty departments include a Starbucks, Boar’s Head meats & cheeses, Murray’s Cheese Shop, Apparel, Kitchen Place, Office and School Supplies, Toy Department, Fresh Sushi, made to order Sandwich and Food Stations, Floral Shop, US in-store bank, Little Clinic and a drive-thru Pharmacy.
“We are so proud to be a key partner in the investment and renovation of the Dixie Highway area”, said Store Manager, Steve King. “We believe strongly in being the place where our customers love to shop and our associates love to work. Our Marketplace represents what we strive for every day in giving our guests the Friendliest and Freshest shopping experience possible.”
Store hours are 6 a.m. until 1 a.m. 7 days a week. Pharmacy hours are Monday thru Friday 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
On grand opening day, the first 500 customers will receive one Fischer’s Sliced Quik Cut Boneless Half Ham. Also, on grand opening day through Saturday, September 24th, customers can receive 20 cents off per gallon with their Kroger Plus card.
Wine & Spirits Shoppe Opening at 4915 Dixie Hwy. Suite B
The new 2,800 square ft. full service Wine & Spirits Shoppe, located next to the Dixie Crossings store, will offer 400 varieties of wine from around the world, 300 varieties of spirits and a select variety of import and craft beers. Growlers will be available for customers to fill with their favorite beer to take home. The Shoppe will be managed by Sarah Niner and will be open seven days a week. Wine & Spirits Shoppe hours will be Monday thru Thursday – 9 a.m. – 10 p.m., Friday & Saturday 9 a.m. – 11 p.m. & Sunday 1 -7 p.m. There will be free wine and spirits tastings each week.
Kroger’s ClickList On-Line Ordering Launches September 29th
Soon customers will be able to order their groceries on-line at www.kroger.com/clicklist.
The Process:
Customers order on-line at www.kroger.com/clicklist
On the website, the customer creates their shopping list, they select a pick-up time, and then place the on-line order. Next, a Kroger store associate hand picks the order and stores it in temperature appropriate zones until the customer arrives. Last, the customer pulls their vehicle up in the designated pick-up lane and a store associate will load the order in their car.
On-line orders can be created on computers or smart phones with internet access.
As an introductory offer, Kroger will waive the $4.95 service charge for each customer’s first three orders.
Orders placed before mid-night are available for pick-up the next day at a specific time chosen by the customer.
Customers can choose from over 30,000 items, with new items added all the time.
Payment is made at time of pick-up, right from the customer’s car.
ClickList Operating Hours are from 8 a.m.-9 p.m.,7 days a week.
Coupons electronically linked to a customer’s loyalty card will automatically redeem to reduce the cost of the order.
If an ordered item is not available, store associates will offer a substitution to the customer, which the customer may accept or decline.
Pharmacy prescriptions are not included in the program.
About Kroger:
Every day, the Kroger Family of Companies makes a difference in the lives of eight and a half million customers and 431,000 associates who shop or serve in 2,778 retail food stores under a variety of local banner names in 35 states and the District of Columbia. Kroger and its subsidiaries operate an expanding ClickList offering – a personalized, order online, pick up at the store service – in addition to 2,230 pharmacies, 785 convenience stores, 323 fine jewelry stores, 1,400 supermarket fuel centers and 38 food production plants in the United States. Kroger is recognized as one of America’s most generous companies for its support of more than 100 Feeding America food bank partners, breast cancer research and awareness, the military and their families, and more than 145,000 community organizations including schools. A leader in supplier diversity, Kroger is a proud member of the Billion Dollar Roundtable.
Kroger’s Louisville Division operates 96 stores in Kentucky, southern Indiana and so
