Statesboro’s planned Kroger Marketplace could bring 200 to 300 jobs, according to Mayor Jonathan McCollar, who estimated the project’s cost at $45 million.
Kroger leaders and local elected officials held a groundbreaking Wednesday, Oct. 21, for the development off Veterans Memorial Parkway.
The store is expected to open in fall 2027. Kroger said in a news release that it will anchor a 21-acre shopping center.
The plans include four outparcels and another 10,850 square feet of retail space.
The Marketplace itself will cover about 99,000 square feet, said Tammie Young-Ennaemba, Kroger’s Atlanta Division head of communications and public affairs.
Planned departments include a deli, bakery, meat and produce. The store also is slated to have a drive-thru pharmacy and a fuel center.
The groundbreaking followed an earlier announcement of the Marketplace.
Young-Ennaemba also described Kroger’s “Zero Hunger, Zero Waste” initiative, saying the company works with local food banks to recover food and seeks to keep plastic and cardboard out of landfills.
Yolonda Harris
News Now Georgia
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