Kroger of Hiram to Close After Today

Paulding County residents after today will have one less local choice for their grocery shopping needs.

, The Kroger Company is ceasing operations at its Hiram store at 4215 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway. The move to close the store, officials said then, was seen as a needed move to keep the company’s Atlanta Division in good financial shape.

As of early January, the Cincinnati, Ohio-based company had employed about 70 at the store. A spokesman said then that those employees would meet with the company’s human resources department to discuss employment options, including relocation to other stores. According to a company release last month, all employees will be considered for reassignment to other Kroger sites as outlined in a collective bargaining agreement.

Those who want to keep Kroger as their shopping selection have several options within a short drive—four locations within a 6-mile radius.

The store at 455 Nathan Dean Blvd., Dallas, is the closest one to the Hiram site, at a distance of 3.9 miles. Two Powder Springs sites, 4400 Brownsville Road, and 4150 Macland Road, are 4.8 and 4.9 miles away, respectively. At 6 miles away is a Douglasville location, 4815 Ridge Road.

Another Dallas location is the store at 8876 Dallas Acworth Highway, which is 8.3 miles from the Hiram grocery.