Katrina Leibee
Audio By Carbonatix
Independent Journalism in Denver Needs You
We need to raise $25,000 by August 9 to support the reporting our community depends on. Reader support keeps us independent and is playing a larger role in funding local journalism and shaping what comes next. If you believe independent local journalism matters, make a contribution today.
A new King Soopers store opened Wednesday, June 3, at 4201 E. Arkansas Ave. The $37-million facility replaces the more than 50-year-old Belcaro location just up Colorado Boulevard, which closed the day before. That property is set for demolition and redevelopment by Kentro Group, the same company that built the new place on the former Colorado Department of Transportation site.
The new store is huge in comparison — 103,000 square feet — with much wider aisles, a fuel center, a Murray’s Cheese Shop, a Starbucks, a drive-thru pharmacy, an expanded beauty and wellness area, and a huge cookware and kitchen appliance section.
But the Westword Instagram post about the new store prompted some of the same old criticisms of King Soopers. Says wheres_the_cherry19h:
Too much locked up. No new food items. All self-checkout. Same mediocre store with new parking lot.
Responds as_joelsaw_it22h:
It’s such a nice store. Prob the best Kings built so far!
Says babalonkillz22h:
I hope people can fucking walk right in there, because I’m so tired of going to King Soopers and it’s anarchy trying to navigate around.
Why does it look like Walmart?
Offers jacques__jams21h
Oh, cool: A new, larger space for union busting and anti-competitive tactics to screw over consumers and employees alike. Thanks, @krogerco!
AAKA photoapeal3h:
They can’t even run the smaller stores decently; what makes you think this will be any different?
We need Aldi and HEB. It’s long past time for a better grocer in Colorado.
Could’ve built housing, but local nimbys said “screw that, we want a duplicate grocery store with a bigger parking lot.” And that’s what we got.
Have you been to the new King Soopers? What did you think? What’s your favorite grocery store in town? What’s your least favorite? Post a comment or share your thoughts at editorial@westword.com.
