{"id":17092,"date":"2013-01-15T13:04:33","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raleighpublicrecord.org\/?p=17092"},"modified":"2013-01-15T13:04:33","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:04:33","slug":"mlk-kroger-closes-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2013\/01\/15\/mlk-kroger-closes-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"MLK Kroger Closes Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Empty shelves and a few random grocery items are all that&#8217;s left this week at the Kroger on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The store closes Wednesday, one of two closing this month in southeast Raleigh.<\/p>\n<p>The grocery store chain announced in November it will close the stores at 1610 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and 4111 New Bern Avenue because they are no longer profitable.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on an image to view full size or to begin slideshow.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"slides-17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc\" class=\"navis-slideshow one-up\"><div id=\"17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc-slide1\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/kroger1.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">Karen Tam <\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2013\/01\/15\/mlk-kroger-closes-wednesday\/#17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc\/1\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">File: The Kroger on Martin Luther King, Jr. at Raleigh Boulevard. This picture was taken before it closed. <\/p><\/div><div id=\"17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc-slide2\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/kroger2.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">Karen Tam <\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2013\/01\/15\/mlk-kroger-closes-wednesday\/#17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc\/2\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Areas in the front of store where bakery and fruits and vegetables would be are shut down as Kroger prepares to close. <\/p><\/div><div id=\"17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc-slide3\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/kroger3.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">Karen Tam <\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2013\/01\/15\/mlk-kroger-closes-wednesday\/#17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc\/3\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mix of empty shelves and random items remain at the Kroger, two days before its close. <\/p><\/div><div id=\"17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc-slide4\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Kroger4.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">Karen Tam <\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2013\/01\/15\/mlk-kroger-closes-wednesday\/#17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc\/4\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><\/div><div id=\"17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc-slide5\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/kroger5.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">Karen Tam <\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2013\/01\/15\/mlk-kroger-closes-wednesday\/#17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc\/5\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rebecca McCoy stopped at Kroger Monday, shopping in what was left of the pharmacy section. She is sad to see the store close. <\/p><\/div><div id=\"17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc-slide6\"><img data-lazy=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/kroger6.jpg\" \/><h6 class=\"credit\">Karen Tam <\/h6><h6 class=\"permalink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theraleighcommons.org\/raleighpublicrecord\/ocp\/2013\/01\/15\/mlk-kroger-closes-wednesday\/#17092-846d523552984240bf5177dcafe8a9bc\/6\" class=\"slide-permalink\"><i class=\"icon-link\"><\/i> permalink<\/a><\/h6><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A few milk products remained Monday at Kroger, two days before its closure. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Empty shelves and a few random grocery items are all that&#8217;s left this week at the Kroger on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. 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