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The Kroger on Ponce de Leon Avenue, nicknamed "Murder Kroger",[1] is a supermarket located in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. An article in Creative Loafing called the store "one of the city's quirky charms that Atlantans seem to both love and hate at the same time".[1] It opened shortly after 1986, when low-interest government loans were used to convert the adjacent and former Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant into lofts and commercial spaces.[2] From the 1990s,[3] and until at least 2002,[4] the store had drivers license renewal services. In 2002 the store tested scan-it-yourself checkout devices.[5] After two Publix supermarkets opened nearby, the store was refurbished.[6] The closest neighboring Kroger, near Little Five Points, is the area's top performing one, as of 2006.[7] Competitors to the Ponce Kroger also include Whole Foods, Sevananda,[8] and Trader Joe's. Rumors in 2011 of an upgrade to the store were unfounded,[1] though in 2013 a planned $1.5 million investment was announced.
In 1991, a 25-year-old woman died after a shooting in the parking lot.[9] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution attributed the nickname "Scary Kroger" to the store because of the event.[9] In October 1999, a man robbed the Bank of America inside the store.[10] In August 2002, a strong odor raised the suspicions of a woman who reported her findings to police; a dead man was in a car in the parking lot.[11] A song titled "Murder Kroger" by the group Attractive Eighties Women, which incorporates a mention of the nearby Clermont Lounge into the lyrics, is dedicated to shoppers who frequent the store.[12]
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- ^ a b c Thomas Wheatley (April 6, 2011). "Murder Kroger to get a makeover? Grocer says 'no'" Creative Loafing. Accessed September 12, 2013.
- ^ Enterprise THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY Kroger spreads wings downtown The Atlanta Journal the Atlanta Constitution (pre-1997 Fulltext) [Atlanta, Ga] 29 Aug 1996: D.04.
- ^ Q & A ON THE NEWS Bessonette, Colin. The Atlanta Journal the Atlanta Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 01 Jan 1997: A.02.
- ^ 2002 ULTIMATE GUIDE: SOUTH METRO: YOUR GOVERNMENT: [Home Edition] The Atlanta Journal - Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 25 July 2002: GD.24.
- ^ Ready to check out? Do it yourself: [Home Edition] DeGross, Renee. The Atlanta Journal the Atlanta Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 14 July 2001: A.1.
- ^ GROCERY GLADIATORS: Kroger, Publix raise the stakes No. 1, No. 2 go all out as new rivals invade: [Home Edition] DeGross, Renee. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 12 May 2002: Q.1.
- ^ Unusual firm opens 'big boxes' intown: Persistence, flexibility and money are key: [Main Edition] WALTER WOODS, PATTI BOND. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 12 Nov 2006: D.1.
- ^ Little grocery that could believes it can play with big boys: [Home Edition] DeGross, Renee. The Atlanta Journal - Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 09 Oct 2002: D.1.
- ^ a b CityLights A weekly column of this and that: [Home Edition] The Atlanta Journal the Atlanta Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 24 Aug 2000: JD; 1.
- ^ LAW AND ORDER: [Home Edition 1] The Atlanta Journal the Atlanta Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 09 Oct 1999: F; 6.
- ^ LAW & ORDER: [Metro Edition] The Atlanta Journal - Constitution [Atlanta, Ga] 04 Aug 2002: F.8.
- ^ "Murder Kroger" Attractive Eighties Women (live). Accessed September 14, 2013.
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- Field Trip To Murder Kroger
- Murder Kroger?, Yelp
- Murder Kroger, Facebook
- Murder Kroger pleads down to aggravated assault (humor)