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Re: Dueling Krogers
Posted by krogerclerk on 10/18/2005, 11:40 pm, in reply to "Dueling Krogers"
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: There is an interesting phenomenon in the
: Buckhead area of Atlanta. On Peachtree
: Road there are two Kroger stores
: operating virtually across the road
: from each other. What makes this
: interesting is that neither store was
: originally a Kroger. One was originally
: and A&P Food Market and one was a
: Harris Teeter. Both chains exited the
: ATL market several years ago-both
: stores still retain their original
: exteriors and interiors-the only
: difference is the Kroger logo replacing
: the old signage. Have you seen a
: similar occurance in your area with
: your local chains?
:
The former Harris-Teeter does not seem to be doing as well as the former A&P. The exterior architecture and store layout was very close to mid-90's Krogers, but the interior decor is still very much the scheme used in Food Emporium. Cherokee Plaza is a rebuild, one of the last A&P's to be built in Atlanta, the old A&P had Centennial architecture and a pressed-tin ceiling. Eckerd was a tenent of Cherokee Plaza before moving to a stand-alone nearer to Harris-Teeter. Harris-Teeter had a concierge, wine steward and procured game meat-offerings Kroger has eliminated or cut back on. Kroger took over the A&P after the chain exited Georgia in 1999 and got the Harris-Teeter when H-T left in the late part of 2000. H-T was acquired to protect market share and most redundent locations were shuttered. The former H-T would be a good cadidate for Kroger Fresh Fare, but will probably close at a future date.
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