Former Starbucks...
WEEK 26 – Oxford Millennium Kroger, Revisited (I)
Panning even further to the left, we see the view down the front actionway. Whereas in most Krogers I find the entry area with produce, floral*, and, more often than not, the deli and bakery service departments to have a pretty nice connection with the front actionway, that clearly isn’t the case here; hopefully I’m not the only one who thinks this connection feels noticeably disjointed. While I can’t ever claim to know the true reason(s) for this, you betcha I can speculate with the best of ‘em :P
I reported previously that the Oxford Kroger, upon its opening in this building in 2001, featured an in-store Starbucks counter, a first for the Kroger Delta Division. While that’s all the rage these days, evidently it wasn’t quite as popular back then, as it was removed at some point along the way, never to return.
I’m thinking that perhaps the area you see off to the left, with that extended area of the produce department floor tile pattern and the totally obvious “here-only-to-fill-a-large-empty-space” Super Bowl junk food display tent, is where said Starbucks counter used to brew. What say you?
* EDIT -- Floral is actually located away from the perishables grand aisle in this Kroger... we'll see it much later in the stour.
(c) 2020 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)
Former Starbucks...
WEEK 26 – Oxford Millennium Kroger, Revisited (I)
Panning even further to the left, we see the view down the front actionway. Whereas in most Krogers I find the entry area with produce, floral*, and, more often than not, the deli and bakery service departments to have a pretty nice connection with the front actionway, that clearly isn’t the case here; hopefully I’m not the only one who thinks this connection feels noticeably disjointed. While I can’t ever claim to know the true reason(s) for this, you betcha I can speculate with the best of ‘em :P
I reported previously that the Oxford Kroger, upon its opening in this building in 2001, featured an in-store Starbucks counter, a first for the Kroger Delta Division. While that’s all the rage these days, evidently it wasn’t quite as popular back then, as it was removed at some point along the way, never to return.
I’m thinking that perhaps the area you see off to the left, with that extended area of the produce department floor tile pattern and the totally obvious “here-only-to-fill-a-large-empty-space” Super Bowl junk food display tent, is where said Starbucks counter used to brew. What say you?
* EDIT -- Floral is actually located away from the perishables grand aisle in this Kroger... we'll see it much later in the stour.
(c) 2020 Retail Retell
These places are public so these photos are too, but just as I tell where they came from, I'd appreciate if you'd say who :)