Updated 9 February 2026 (Originally published 9 December 2016)
Roanoke has long been a Kroger town, ever since the company purchased the local Jamison Stores chain that also operated in parts of North Carolina, but A&P, Piggly Wiggly, Harris Teeter, Food World, Food Lion, Winn-Dixie, and others have landed here over the years, and the local Mick-or-Mack chain was a big deal for many years.