Kroger announces groundbreaking for new Nicholasville store just south of Lexington
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- Kroger will break ground June 3 on a new Nicholasville Kroger Marketplace store.
- The $36 million, 123,000-square-foot store at 3255 Lexington Road is energy-efficient.
- The new Marketplace is expected to create about 300 jobs and include multiple amenities.
Kroger announced that it will break ground on June 3 for the new Kroger Marketplace store coming to Nicholasville.
The new store will replace one in the Brannon Crossing shopping center, just south of Lexington in Jessamine County.
According to a news release, the new store will be at 3255 Lexington Road in Nicholasville.
That will be in a new shopping center from developer Pat Madden, Rose Garland Place, named for Kroger’s role as the provider of the official Kentucky Derby garland of roses that the winning horse receives.
The $36 million new store will be 123,000 square feet, have an energy-efficient design and is expected to create about 300 jobs, according to Kroger.
“Kroger has proudly served Kentucky since 1929, and this groundbreaking will mark another exciting chapter in our commitment to the commonwealth,” said Josh Harpole, president of Kroger’s Louisville Division, in a statement in the release. “This new Nicholasville Marketplace will be more than a store. It will be an investment in jobs, access, convenience and the future of this community.”
The new Marketplace will include:
- Fresh departments and prepared meals
- Drive-thru pharmacy
- Sushi bar
- Murray’s Cheese
- Starbucks
- Wine & Spirits Shoppe
- Apparel and home goods
The new store is part of a series of developments coming to the U.S. 27 corridor between Lexington and Nicholasville that will include a new Publix store just up the road, creating another venue when the two groceries chains will go head-to-head, this time with a Sam’s Club, Walmart’s warehouse club, between them.
Other amenities coming to the corridor include new restaurants, retail and housing including apartments and townhomes.
