A remodel is in the plans for the Kroger on Rutgers Street in Roanoke
The Kroger on Rutgers Street in Roanoke is getting a remodel. Photo by Amanda Codispoti
The Kroger on Rutgers Street in Roanoke near Town Square Shopping Center is getting ready for a remodel.
Kroger is getting ready to spend about $400,000 to upgrade the store’s decor and raise the ceiling height, according to a building permit filed in Roanoke.
The remodel was described by Kroger spokesman Carl York as “a new in-store décor update,” which he said should include “a new design and color scheme on the interior walls.”
In addition, the ceiling will be raised to 14-feet, York said. The building permit says that the perimeter ceiling will be raised to match the height of the ceiling in the center of the store.
The building permit also said the existing vinyl composition tile will be removed and the concrete slabs underneath will be dyed and polished.
York said the company is still in the planning process and he doesn’t know when the work might start or finish. The store will remain open during the remodel, he said.
The Rutgers location most recently added a 7,150 square foot building next to the grocery store that houses a Virginia ABC liquor store, Firehouse Subs and Supercuts. It also recently installed a drive through kiosk for its pharmacy.
May 8, 2012 - 6:00 AM
The Blacksburg Kroger on University City Blvd. is getting some minor work done. The customer service desk is getting bumped out into the parking lot, plus some other work (not sure what, but I hope they will re-work the stupid entrance doors that haven’t been right since the last remodel). Perhaps they will finally enlarge the pharmacy, which has also been mentioned as being in the works for some time. For the business that store does, it almost needs to be flattened and built from scratch
What about the Krogers at Towers? That one is the pits and is in the most need of a makeover!
@Sarah: Another reader asked about that, too, and I am still waiting to hear back from the Kroger spokesman.
Towers Kroger needs to be gutted! That place is so trashy!!
I hope they plan to do something about the smell of the Rutgers Kroger… It smells like an open sewer when you walk in (especially in the summertime)! I’ll actually drive a few miles to another Kroger to avoid it it’s so bad. The store itself appears okay, but I can’t stand the smell! When I’m short on time and I resort to going there anyway, I literally hold my breath when I walk in (and I’m not usually a sensitive person like that!). I’m always dumbfounded that nobody there seems to notice!
One’s perception is surely their reality.
Personally I think Towers Kroger does a great job by dwelling on it’s assets. It’s a manageable size store, without all the furniture nonsense. The check out personnel are mostly seasoned with good attitudes, plus, what other Kroger in the area actually unloads your shopping cart for you?
As to smells, that can be a real challenge, especially with all the input from such a mixture of goods & materials, packaging, and people…
Brableton Kroger unloads, is clean and does not reek of Trash. Everytime I am at the Towers one I feel like I am with a bunch of bumbs!!