Kroger's amazing feat

[stasu1213]

I dont remember there ever being a Kroger there.
When was this?

There were a Kroger on Gratiot near 7 mile a few years ago. The Montgomery Wards building was razed and the Kroger was constructed in the parking lot that was behind the former Montgomery Wards. Kroger had closed the store after a year of doing business in that location. Mikes Grocier currently is at the location. Someone had said that it had only taken that Kroger less than a year to be constructed but I disagree.

[313WX]

There were a Kroger on Gratiot near 7 mile a few years ago. The Montgomery Wards building was razed and the Kroger was constructed in the parking lot that was behind the former Montgomery Wards. Kroger had closed the store after a year of doing business in that location. Mikes Grocier currently is at the location. Someone had said that it had only taken that Kroger less than a year to be constructed but I disagree.

That Kroger location was constructed fairly quickly. It was definitely one year or less. In late 1999/early 2000 the old Montgomery Wards was still standing [[as Shoppers World, which closed in 1997 or 1998), and the Kroger opened in July of 2001.

BTW, the store officially closed as Kroger in early 2005, so it was open for 3 good years. Per Mike's Fresh Market's company profile they've only been open for 6 years [[which was late 2003). The copyright on their website is also from 2004. So what I presume happened is that Mike's Fresh Market had started the process of buying that store in late 2003, and completed it by early 2005.

[stasu1213]

That Kroger location was constructed fairly quickly. It was definitely one year or less. In late 1999/early 2000 the old Montgomery Wards was still standing [[as Shoppers World, which closed in 1997 or 1998), and the Kroger opened in July of 2001.

BTW, the store officially closed as Kroger in early 2005, so it was open for 3 good years. Per Mike's Fresh Market's company profile they've only been open for 6 years [[which was late 2003). The copyright on their website is also from 2004. So what I presume happened is that Mike's Fresh Market had started the process of buying that store in late 2003, and completed it by early 2005.

If the Kroger was constructed in less than a year it was during the Archer Administration when business were being taking care of during that era. I still don't remember that particular Kroger being constructed within one year. So much construction were happening in Detroit during the period of 1997 to 2002. From Campus Martius and the Compuware building downtown to new schools and other items through out the city.