Four Kodiak Stars

Kroger, the largest supermarket chain in the US, closed its Orange Mound location in Memphis, Tennessee in February 2018. Since then, residents in that area have had no easy way to buy food. The nearest grocer is the Kroger on Union: 30 minutes by bus or an hour and a quarter walking. The locals complained, but they weren’t able to solve the problem on their own. There just weren’t enough customers in Orange Mound to keep a Kroger open there. Eventually, Kroger came up with the perfect solution. They donated the $500,000 building that formerly housed their Orange Mound store to a competitor: Superlo Foods. Superlo reports they should have their new location up and running by the first of December. I’ve never shopped at Kroger, possibly because there aren’t any in my area. But I do know Smith’s Food and Drug is a subsidiary. Maybe I should visit Smith’s instead.