Deal to Decrease Local Grocery Competition

Grocery competition in Columbia City will soon decrease, as Kroger takes ownership of the Scott’s store. The company has agreed to buy all 18 stores in the Scott’s chain. Like the Scott’s store in Columbia City, many are quite close to existing Kroger stores. But Kroger says it has not decided whether it will close any stores after it completes the purchase. The company says Scott’s stores will continue to operate under their existing name, just as Owen’s stores in Warsaw and Huntington did after Kroger bought them.