Kroger’s newest store comes with Komen donation

Kroger opens its newest Atlanta-area store this week and will mark the occasion with a $420,700 donation to Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta.

The Lindbergh/Piedmont Kroger at 242 Morosgo Way opens its doors at 9 a.m. Wednesday, the chain said.

Work started on the 84,400-square-foot store in 2015, and it will employ about 300 people, according to a press release.

The donation to the Komen organization, a nonprofit that supports breast cancer screening, diagnostic and support services, includes $270,700 raised from customers and associates during a four-week breast cancer awareness and pink ribbon sale campaign. It also includes $150,000 from the Sharing Courage in-store merchandising promotion, Kroger said.

Kroger has about 130 metro Atlanta locations.

The Lindbergh/Piedmont store follows the recent opening of a 120,000-square-foot Kroger in East Atlanta, and the chain plans a new store near Ponce City Market.

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