Peachtree City

residents that have grown accustomed to the good customer service an variety

of products at Harris Teeter are probably in mourning today.

Yesterday,

the Kroger Company announced its purchasing 15 Harris Teeter supermarkets

located in metro Atlanta area and Athens.

The stores

will become part of Kroger's Atlanta division, which currently has 107

stores.

"These

stores will provide new growth opportunities for Kroger as we expand our

business in metro Atlanta," said Bruce Lucia, president of Kroger's

Atlanta division.

Kroger expects

the deal to close within the next 30 days and has not announced if any

of the newly-acquired Harris Teeter locations would be closed.

The company

currently has two stores already in Peachtree City.

Harris Teeter

entered the Atlanta market in 1993 and has been struggling to keep up

with the rapid expansion of Kroger and Publix throughout the region.

Harris Teeter

is also closing stores in South Carolina and focusing more on its home

base in North Carolina and Tennessee.

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