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New Kroger fuel center coming soon

Next week is going to be a busy one for store openings around the Roanoke Valley. Here's another date to put on your calendar.

The fuel center at the new Kroger, under construction in the Bonsack area, will open on July 9. This will be the fifth Kroger gasoline center in the Roanoke Valley.

It's funny that this fuel center will open before Kroger actually opens its doors. Though the grocer hasn't stated an official store opening date, the fuel center is coming three weeks before the store will debut, according to a news release.

Check out my retail column in this Sunday's Business section for updates on other stores that will land at this center, named Kroger Square at Bonsack and located off U.S. 460 in Roanoke County.

Dunkin Donuts brewing at Wilco Hess

You now can find Dunkin Donuts coffee in more places than just Dunkin Donuts. This coffee recently started brewing at some local Wilco Hess convenience stores.

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You’ll find it at these locations: Brambleton Avenue in Roanoke County, Virginia Avenue in Vinton and Orange Avenue in Roanoke.

They’re all serving the hot coffee, but the Vinton location also is selling Dunkin Donuts’ iced java and tea.

But you’ll still have to go to Dunkin Donuts on Franklin Road in Roanoke for doughnuts. They haven't been added to the Wilco Hess selection.


Fuel center set for Towers

The options for fueling up along a section of Brandon Avenue in Roanoke could increase.

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A gasoline station may land below Towers Shopping Center. Kroger has submitted plans to Roanoke City's planning office to build a fuel center with five gasoline pumps at the corner of 23rd Street and Brandon Avenue in Roanoke. Construction crews already have been preparing this small corner area for some kind of development, though nothing has been formally announced. Kroger has a store on the lower level of Towers.

The gasoline center's plans haven't yet been reviewed nor approved, according to Danielle Bishop, a city development review coordinator.

The plans reveal that customers will be able to turn into this fuel station both from 23rd Street and Brandon Avenue. Crews also are installing a stoplight at this intersection.

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