<p> Over the next two years, Kroger has announced it will invest $150 million in North Texas to build five new Marketplace stores and to expand three locations, along with opening multiple fuel centers and remodeling existing properties. This expansion will create more than 1,700 full- and part-time career opportunities that offer competitive pay, healthcare plans, retirement options, product discounts, and other incentives, according to a press release.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> “Kroger is a company that is focused on smart, strategic growth and providing a highly-satisfied customer shopping experience,” says Bill Breetz, president of Kroger Southwest. “Dallas is a market that continues to attract new residents and retailers because of its economic strength and stability.” By closely monitoring the unique needs of this market and evolving to meet the request of its customers, Kroger Southwest has been able to expand its footprint to 85 stores and 43 fuel centers since 1958, added Breetz.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> The new stores include 124,000 square feet Kroger Marketplaces with Fuel Centers in Forney by 2014 and Bartonville, North Richland Hills, Lewisville, and Granbury by 2015. Kroger Signature store expansions in Flower Mound, Irving, and Rockwall are planned to be finished sometime in 2014. The expansions will add 22,000, 37,000, and 17,000 square feet of space to the existing Flower Mound, Irving, and Rockwall stores, respectively. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://ir.kroger.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=106409&p=irol-irhome" target="_new"> Kroger </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
