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Kroger starts construction on new McKinney store and reveals opening date

A new Kroger Marketplace will break ground on February 27, 2026.

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The dirt is about to start turning on a new Kroger supermarket in McKinney. An official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Marketplace-format store will take place at 10 am Friday, February 27.

The festivities will include remarks from McKinney mayor Bill Cox and Kroger Dallas Division president Rudy DiPietro, a release says.

The new store, located at the southeast corner of North Custer Road and Frontier Parkway, is scheduled to open in early 2027, a spokesperson reveals to CultureMap.

Announced in December 2025, McKinney is the first of three new Kroger Marketplace stores to break ground this year, with the other construction site located in Fate. (The third site is still under wraps.)

“Kroger is working hard to keep pace with North Texas’ explosive population growth, ensuring communities have access to fresh, affordable groceries and essential items,” DiPietro said in a statement in December. “As new communities continue to emerge, these new stores will provide what the community has come to expect from Kroger – full shelves, where everything is fresh and our people are friendly.”

Going head-to-head with fast-growing H-E-B, Kroger has been on an opening spree: In October 2025, the company opened its newest Kroger Marketplace store in the Bonds Ranch area of Fort Worth.

Three additional new Kroger Marketplace stores, in Little Elm, Anna, and the Sendera Ranch community of North Fort Worth, are currently under construction and expected to open in 2026 and early 2027.

Kroger Marketplace-format stores are multi-department stores offering full-service grocery, pharmacy and expanded general merchandise including outdoor living products, electronics, home goods, toys, and more. Marketplace stores typically range in size from 99,000 to 130,000 square feet.

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Teresa Gubbins contributed to this story.

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Booze news

Buzzy Dallas suburb pops the cork on first Total Wine & More store

Photo by Gabe Wolf

Total Wine & More is open in Prosper.

No one needs another reason to move to fast-growing Prosper, but here's a new one anyway: The first Total Wine & More in the city has just opened its doors.

The newest Dallas-area wine, beer, and spirits superstore debuted March 5 at The Gates of Prosper, 1191 Gates Pkwy., Suite 400. For reference, it's next to Target.

The new store marks a big milestone for the retailer, as it is the 40th Total Wine & More location in Texas. Pop the champagne!

According to a release, the 26,000-square-foot store carries more than 8,000 wines, 4,500 distilled spirits, and 2,500 beers, plus a "robust" lineup of non-alcoholic and THC-infused beverage options.

"It gives local shoppers a convenient new place to shop a vast assortment of products at the lowest prices," the release says.

Total Wine & More Prosper Prosper even gets its own signagePhoto by Gabe Wolf

Shoppers can also expect:

A wide assortment of local-to-Texas brands, including Tito’s and Deep Eddy Vodka.
“The Brewery District” beer tasting station and cold case.
Wine and spirits tasting stations.
Walk-in humidor with more than 50 premium cigar brands.
In-store classroom for customer classes and events featuring winemakers, distillers, and brewers from around the world.

Founded in 1991, Total Wine & More is based in Bethesda, Maryland and is the nation's largest independently owned retailer of fine wine, beer, and spirits, with more than 290 superstores in 30 states and the District of Columbia.

There are more than a dozen Total Wine locations across Dallas-Fort Worth, but it's their first foray into Prosper, which made the list of fastest-growing cities in the U.S. last year. Total Wine joins other big openings in the city, including H-E-B, Handel's Ice Cream, and Alabama chain Urban Cookhouse.

Hours of operation at the Prosper Total Wine are 10 am-9 pm Monday-Saturday; closed (by state law) on Sunday.

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