Kroger has made a “multimillion-dollar investment” to permanently cut prices on more than 3,000 products in its grocery stores across Memphis and its multistate Delta Division.

Shoppers will be met with oversized signage announcing the price cuts almost anywhere they turn inside Memphis-area Kroger stores. That includes messaging that completely covers the entrances that shoppers walk through at locations like the Kroger at 1675 N. Germantown Parkway, where a bright yellow image of a few grocery items and the announcement “Say Hello To Lower Prices” covers the doors.

2. Poplar Plaza Kroger To Get Starbucks - Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Kroger has filed a building permit application with the city-county Office of Construction Code Enforcement for more renovations to its Poplar Plaza location, which includes a new Starbucks kiosk.

3. Union Avenue Kroger Will Close Jan. 4 - Saturday, December 12, 2015

The Kroger at 1761 Union Ave. is set to close Jan. 4 to make way for construction. The 36,000-square-foot store will be demolished and the new 54,000-square-foot store will open next fall.

4. Union Avenue Kroger Will Close Jan. 4 - Monday, December 7, 2015

The Kroger at 1761 Union Ave. is set to close Jan. 4 to make way for construction. The 36,000-square-foot store will be demolished and the new 54,000-square-foot store will open next fall.

5. Union Avenue Kroger Will Close Jan. 4 - Friday, December 4, 2015

The Kroger at 1761 Union Ave. is set to close Jan. 4 to make way for construction. The 36,000-square-foot store will be demolished and the new 54,000-square-foot store will open next fall.

6. Union Avenue Kroger Will Close Jan. 4 - Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Kroger at 1761 Union Ave. is set to close Jan. 4 to make way for construction. The 36,000-square-foot store will be demolished and the new 54,000-square-foot store will open next fall.

7. Union Avenue Kroger Will Close Jan. 4 - Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Kroger at 1761 Union Ave. is set to close Jan. 4 to make way for construction. The 36,000-square-foot store will be demolished and the new 54,000-square-foot store will open next fall.

8. Union Avenue Kroger Will Close Jan. 4 - Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Kroger at 1761 Union Ave. is set to close Jan. 4 to make way for construction. The 36,000-square-foot store will be demolished and the new 54,000-square-foot store will open next fall.

9. Union Avenue Kroger Will Close Jan. 4 - Saturday, December 5, 2015

The Kroger at 1761 Union Ave. is set to close Jan. 4 to make way for construction. The 36,000-square-foot store will be demolished and the new 54,000-square-foot store will open next fall.

10. Memphis' Grocery Wars - Saturday, December 5, 2015

After Sprouts became one of the newest grocery chains to enter the Memphis market by opening stores in Lakeland and Germantown earlier this year, company spokesman Diego Romero described the chain’s arrival as practically a no-brainer.

11. Delayed Midtown Kroger Details Unveiled - Wednesday, October 21, 2015

With completion of the Union Avenue store now 18 months past initial projections, Kroger Delta Division officials say that the store is on track and “not anywhere near your standard Kroger.”

12. Cotton Council Apartments Sell for $6.1 Million - Tuesday, September 23, 2014

1918 North Parkway
Memphis, TN 38112
Sale Amount: $6.1 million

Sale Date: Sept. 16, 2014
Buyer: Lynxco LLC
Seller: Cotton Council Apartments LLC
Details: Lynxco LLC, an affiliate of Rhodes College, has purchased the former National Cotton Council building on North Parkway in Midtown for $6.1 million. Rhodes intends to use it as student housing, according to the school’s website.

13. Kroger Pulls $11 Million Permit for Union Avenue Store - Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Kroger has pulled an $11 million building permit for its new Union Avenue store in Midtown.

The existing Kroger store, which sits on a 1.1-acre site at 1745 Union, will be demolished for a parking lot for the new 74,000-square-foot store. Kroger has already completed the demolition of the Belvedere Apartments to make way for the new store at 1761 Union, which will include a larger pharmacy and new refrigeration and freezer cases, among other changes. Kroger has invested a little over $50 million in the Memphis area over the last three years and will invest north of an additional $50 million over the next three years.

14. New Life - Saturday, January 18, 2014

When Rob Clark and his wife moved into their home in the historic Evergreen neighborhood in 1993, catalog and distribution operations were still active at the Sears Crosstown building.

That soon changed, and for roughly two decades the hulking property stood as a towering, painful reminder of the area’s faded glory.

15. New Life - Monday, January 20, 2014

When Rob Clark and his wife moved into their home in the historic Evergreen neighborhood in 1993, catalog and distribution operations were still active at the Sears Crosstown building.

That soon changed, and for roughly two decades the hulking property stood as a towering, painful reminder of the area’s faded glory.

16. Kroger Buys Union Space for Expansion - Friday, September 14, 2012

Kroger has acquired the Belvedere Apartments in Midtown as part of a long-term project to reconfigure the grocery store’s antiquated and challenged layout.

Kroger Delta Division closed Wednesday, Sept. 12, on the 10-story apartment high-rise at 1733 Union Ave. from Belvedere Apartment Inc. The sale includes Belvedere’s attached and front parking areas.

17. Kroger Midtown Buys Space for Expansion - Thursday, September 13, 2012

Kroger has acquired the Belvedere Apartments in Midtown as part of a long-term project to reconfigure the grocery store’s antiquated and challenged layout.

Kroger Delta Division closed Wednesday, Sept. 12, on the 10-story apartment high-rise at 1733 Union Ave. from Belvedere Apartment Inc. The sale includes Belvedere’s attached and front parking areas.

18. Business Licenses Rise Slightly in 2011 - Tuesday, January 24, 2012

The Shelby County Clerk’s Office issued 5,751 business licenses in 2011, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com. It’s about a 5 percent increase from 2010, when 5,489 were filed in the county.

19. Business License Activity Rises 14 Pct. in Q3 - Tuesday, October 18, 2011

The number of businesses licenses filed with the Shelby County Clerk’s office increased by more than 14 percent to 1,592 in the third quarter compared with 1,391 in third quarter 2010, according to The Daily News Online, www.memphisdailynews.com.

20. Deeds Filed For Schnucks Buyout - Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Five warranty deeds totaling about $30.5 million, two quitclaim deeds and several lease assignments have been filed in conjunction with The Kroger Co.’s buyout of nine Memphis-area Schnucks stores. The deeds all are dated Sept. 12.

21. Grocery Shakeup - Friday, September 16, 2011

Despite facing stiff competition in Memphis from discount chains and department stores that have wedged rows and rows of cheap grocery offerings into their inventories, The Kroger Co. is feeling good about its position here.

22. Kroger Buys Eight Schnucks To Reopen - Friday, September 2, 2011

Eight Memphis area Schnucks supermarkets will become Kroger stores in a purchase of the rival stores announced Friday, Sept. 2.

Executives of Kroger’s Delta Division announced the purchase, saying the eight stores will re-open under the Kroger name within weeks after a temporary closing.

23. Kroger Buys Eight Schnucks To Reopen - Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Eight Memphis area Schnucks supermarkets will become Kroger stores in a purchase of the rival stores announced Friday, Sept. 2.

Executives of Kroger’s Delta Division announced the purchase, saying the eight stores will re-open under the Kroger name within weeks after a temporary closing.

24. Events - Thursday, July 16, 2009

Christian Brothers University will present the fourth session of its Family Business Enrichment Series today from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. in the Spain Auditorium in Buckman Hall. The topic of the lecture is “Integrating Closely Held Businesses Into Personal Financial and Investment Strategies.” For reservations, call 321-3999 or e-mail rsvp@cbu.edu.

25. Schnucks Won't Budge About Plans for Midtown Store - Monday, February 13, 2006

Officials with Schnuck Markets Inc. aren't ready to tip their hand on plans for the 1761 Union Ave. location, but they will continue to spruce up the 64-year-old building until they decide what to do next.