I was in another Kroger store today and I walked around that store is allot bigger than where I worked. Not a Marketplace but big enough to be. 2 exit's you walk in one turn left to by floral then customer service then first self checkout's then checkout's then other set checkout's then other door. The aisles was as long as my old store and had a aisle down the middle then another long aisle. Then the upstairs stairway by the restroom's and I am sure the break room in this store was upstairs.
That is the basic new design for all stores, Marketplaces will just be a little bigger. In reality the newly opened Marketplaces seems to be downsizing the Non-Foods areas. Other then a larger area for clothing, it seems like there is just a aisle of toys, and another aisle or 2 of towels and seasonal decor.
While Marketplaces will never be a Target, why are they not trying to at least compete a little? Marketplaces were originally opened to be a One-Stop, now they just seems to be a poor excuse to try and compete in the Non-Foods environment. Why isn't the company trying to complete with volume in these departments just like food pricing?
I'm sure the bastards would eventually like to have stores the size of small towns and require us to shop where we work. Maybe pay us in Kroger Script. My landlord won't take that.
