Kroger To Sink Millions Into Columbus Area, With Several New Stores Planned

Changes are ahead within Kroger's Columbus division, with new stores planned and an online shopping innovation expected to debut soon.

The area, which covers southern, central and northern Ohio, will benefit from $290 million of the company's two-year, $4 billion capital improvement budget. The Cincinnati-based grocery chain plans to spend about $176 million in central Ohio.

In the works are new stores, including replacements for stores in Newark, Lancaster, Marysville, Marion and and in the Northland neighborhood. The money will also fund the debut of Kroger's order-online, pick-up-at-the-store service, "ClickList," in central Ohio this summer.

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