tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post6689244586267247277..comments2024-03-18T21:36:59.045-04:00Comments on Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: Bits & Bites Atlantan99http://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-56733848802779312212017-01-21T08:14:03.871-05:002017-01-21T08:14:03.871-05:00Big Chow Grill at Cumberland is not owned by diffe...Big Chow Grill at Cumberland is not owned by different owners than the original Chow Baby. They are the same owners. Just a fresher concept, under the same ownership and a new Brand. It is Chow Baby that was actually sold, has different owners, and has subsequently struggled.Big Chow Grillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-30107483186198631722016-10-26T19:03:52.952-04:002016-10-26T19:03:52.952-04:00Harris Teeter left the Atlanta market in 2001, aft...Harris Teeter left the Atlanta market in 2001, after only a few years here. Kroger bought the Atlanta stores shortly thereafter, but their deal to buy the entire North Carolina-based chain for $2.4 billion wasn't completed until 2014.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-5475463971882269502016-10-26T07:11:31.499-04:002016-10-26T07:11:31.499-04:00Kroger owns Harris TeeterKroger owns Harris TeeterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-63557638740604044432016-10-25T18:53:16.829-04:002016-10-25T18:53:16.829-04:00The SAGE Hill Kroger is one of the last of the for...The SAGE Hill Kroger is one of the last of the former Harris Teeter locations still being used as a grocery store. Its relatively cramped layout and odd, two-story design have always been a problem. It's no longer open 24/7 (now closed 1:00 a.m. - 6:00 a.m.). And its close proximity to the Toco Hills Kroger (MapQuest says 2.2 miles) has some of us wondering why it was ever really needed in the first place. Kroger bought the defunct Harris Teeter stores in metro Atlanta some years ago to prevent competition from another potential grocer, not because they needed additional stores at those locations. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-14727569940059138492016-10-25T17:31:38.738-04:002016-10-25T17:31:38.738-04:00Anon@10:19, I think they might be confusing the tw...Anon@10:19, I think they might be confusing the two as well.<br />I grew up on Skyland (across from the old school) in the <br />60's and 70's. I remember when they built the Skye Hill Kroger<br />and still stop by there when in the area. <br /><br />I refer to the store as the 'Mexi-Kro.<br /><br />The town homes at Skyland and Clairmont seem to have <br />basically stalled. There has been minimal work done on the<br />site for months now. I think they may have misjudged the <br />market for 500-600k town homes in what is still a largely<br />Hispanic neighborhood. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-61352498098469489642016-10-25T10:19:54.550-04:002016-10-25T10:19:54.550-04:00Some of you are confusing Skye Hill with Sage Hill...Some of you are confusing Skye Hill with Sage Hill. Sage Hill is on Briarcliff near Clifton (at one time a Harris Teeter) and Skye Hill is at Clairmont and Buford. The both need improvement, but for different reasons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-34236881981805496172016-10-25T08:00:38.437-04:002016-10-25T08:00:38.437-04:00LOL - ton of new upscale town homes (400-500k)LOL - ton of new upscale town homes (400-500k)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-5784751324408398522016-10-22T15:09:54.802-04:002016-10-22T15:09:54.802-04:00@vespajet: I hear that they plan to close that Kro...@vespajet: I hear that they plan to close that Kroger down and not reopen in that area. Sad. Maybe that's why no upgraded.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-45211380088103688252016-10-22T03:58:13.763-04:002016-10-22T03:58:13.763-04:00Sage hill is awful. One would hope with the ton o...Sage hill is awful. One would hope with the ton of new upscale town homes (400-500k) going in about 1 block away on clairmont and actually some more going in just the other direction also on clairmont that they'd tear it all down, rebuild Kroger, put that even more awful donnys out of its misery, and move the Chase to the new vacant outparcel next to McDonald's. Brilliant. Hopeful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-51617863605593285272016-10-21T20:51:57.283-04:002016-10-21T20:51:57.283-04:00@vespajet: Vote with your wallet. Contact the sto...@vespajet: Vote with your wallet. Contact the store manager and contact corporate. If none of those creates the change that you want, take money from the store by going to Walmart or another store.<br /><br />This is still a capitalist society, and when the reason why people are not spending money is linked to the lack of upgrades,they'll get the picture.Coolionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-68423460985678356132016-10-21T17:47:27.137-04:002016-10-21T17:47:27.137-04:00If you think the Sage Hill Kroger is awful, come d...If you think the Sage Hill Kroger is awful, come down to the Southside and visit the Kroger on Tara Blvd. in Jonesboro. They haven't renovated it in years and since they have no real competition in the immediate area (Aldi is hardly competition.), they have no impetus to renovate (Publix shut their location across the street down several years ago.). I was hoping that when K-Mart shut down in that shopping center a few years ago that Kroger would tear it down and build a new store. To give you an idea about how much Kroger cares about the upkeep at said store, there was a cooler case on one of the aisles that broke down in August of last year and it was not fixed until December. vespajethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058640011590681625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-62184980202196959632016-10-19T23:14:03.043-04:002016-10-19T23:14:03.043-04:00@Anon RE: Roswell development,
I believe that is ...@Anon RE: Roswell development,<br /><br />I believe that is the new LA Fitness I previously wrote about..,<br /><br />http://www.tonetoatl.com/2016/06/bits-bites.html<br /><br />Thanks for you comments and readership. Atlantan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-70805031670623937452016-10-19T18:32:49.522-04:002016-10-19T18:32:49.522-04:00Dear Kroger,
Do something positive with your Sage...Dear Kroger,<br /><br />Do something positive with your Sage Hill location .... PLEASE.<br /><br />What a horrendous shopping experience.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Shopper Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-53127970802586666102016-10-19T13:18:34.107-04:002016-10-19T13:18:34.107-04:00Any idea what is going to be built on Crossville R...Any idea what is going to be built on Crossville Rd in Roswell before the Target Shopping Center?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-30665326434526126562016-10-19T10:43:28.130-04:002016-10-19T10:43:28.130-04:00Wow, if the Embry Hills Kroger project stalls that...Wow, if the Embry Hills Kroger project stalls that really sort of leaves a mess there now that much of the area is abandoned. For the good of that area I hope it proceeds, but it does show how the whim of a large company can impact a community. Hamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-81082068083634311922016-10-19T06:46:23.261-04:002016-10-19T06:46:23.261-04:00The Taco Bell across from the Wendy's on pleas...The Taco Bell across from the Wendy's on pleasant hill is also being remodeled. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14616282239080771194noreply@blogger.com