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Kroger is celebrating the grand reopening of its Union Marketplace store at 9001 U.S. Highway 42.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will kick off at 8 a.m. on Friday, May 19. Kroger leadership, Mayor Larry Solomon, and the Boone County High School Band will be in attendance.

Customers are invited to celebrate the fresh look of the 136,449 square-foot stores featuring a new sushi kiosk and updated product departments.

The first 300 customers to arrive at 7 a.m. on Friday will receive a $10 Gift Kroger gift card. Customers can also save $10 when they spend $75 or more Friday and Saturday of this week with a digital coupon.  

Grand Opening activities include:

Friday, May 19:

  • 7 a.m.: $10 Kroger gift card for the first 300 customers
  • 8 a.m.:  Official ribbon-cutting ceremony
  • 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.:  B105 radio remote with promotional giveaways, including (four) $50 Kroger gift cards
  • 10 a.m. to noon: Meet and greet with radio host Jim Scott
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Circus performer
  • Enter to win giveaways for a chance to win tickets to the Newport Aquarium, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Cincinnati Museum Center, and a Cincinnati Reds gift basket.
  • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Circus performer

Saturday, May 20:

  • Beginning at 7 a.m.: Free Purnell Gravy for the first 300 customers
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Circus performer
  • Enter to win giveaways for a chance to win tickets to the Newport Aquarium, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Cincinnati Museum Center, and a Cincinnati Reds gift basket.
  • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Circus performer

Sunday, May 21:

  • Beginning at 7 a.m.: Free Cakerie slices for the first 300 customers
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Circus performer
  • Enter to win giveaways for a chance to win tickets to the Newport Aquarium, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Cincinnati Museum Center, and a Cincinnati Reds gift basket.
  • 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.: Circus performer

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