¹ST.GEORGE, UT (October 29, 2024) – Smith’s Food & Drug will open a new Marketplace store

at 4582 S. Pioneer Road in St. George, Utah, within the SunRiver Community, on Saturday,

November 2, at 7:30 a.m.

The 123,000-square-foot multi-department store will offer a full line of grocery products along

with apparel, beauty and personal care, household goods including small appliances, and

seasonal garden center. The new store features a floral department, drive-through pharmacy,

online grocery Pick Up, Murray’s Cheese, freshly made Sushi, and a Starbucks with indoor and

outdoor seating. Smith’s hired 250 employees to manage the store.

Unique to the $35 million St. George Marketplace store is a cordoned off parking section and

golf cart path exclusively designed to accommodate golf carts from the nearby SunRiver

Community. A beautiful large mural, created by local artist Jodi McGregor, will highlight the

unique beauty of the southern Utah landscape.

As part of the company’s ongoing effort to moderate energy use, the new store will have the

latest energy technologies in overhead lighting and cooling systems which will deliver

sustainable, reliable, and efficient utilities to the store, while reducing the impact on the

environment.

During construction, Smith’s required the builder R & O Construction to recycle 90 percent of

the project’s total non-hazardous waste such as scrap wood, metal, cardboard, concrete brick,

and plastic as part of its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative.

The on-site Smith’s Fuel Center offers nine dispensing stations with five fuel selections –

regular, midgrade, premium, diesel and ethanol free, including DEF (Diesel Emissions Fluid)

Dispensers.

Since 1989, the retailer has invested $110 million to build and renovate four stores in St.

George and Cedar City, demonstrating the commitment of Smith’s to improve the customer

experience and increase access to fresh foods across Southern Utah.

At Smith’s Food & Drug, a company of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), we are Fresh for Everyone

and dedicated to our Purpose: To Feed the Human Spirit®. In everything we do, we’re guided

by our values and our Purpose: to Feed the Human Spirit. We strive to make decisions that

balance the safety of our associates with our commitments to our customers and communities.

And above all else, we’ll be there for our communities when they need us

most. Visit www.smithsfoodanddrug.com

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