Fry’s scraps plan to build new store near Gladden Farms in Marana
Residents eagerly awaiting the arrival of a planned Fry’s store near the rapidly growing Gladden Farms area in Marana will have to wait for another grocer.
Kroger, Fry’s parent company, recently announced plans to scrap the planned store and will sell the 11-acre site on Tangerine and Lon Adams roads.
“Although this is not the outcome we have all been hoping for, the association and your board of directors believe that this news can result in a positive turn of events for the community,” a note sent to area residents says. “Rather than have a corporation continue to own the parcel but have no definitive plans or schedule for construction, the site can now be purchased by an entity that will move the project forward.”
