Kroger grocery in Walnut Hills will close next year, the company said Friday. The store, at 954 E. McMillan St., will close when the renovated Corryville store re-opens, which is slated for March 2017, the company said. The Corryville store is at 1 W. Corry Street, 1.3 miles and a 13-minute bus ride away. Kroger will provide Metro passes to Walnut Hills shoppers who are without transportation, the company said. The store's 81 employees will be offered jobs at the Corryville or other area stores, the company added, and 150 new employees will be hired at the renovated store. The Walnut Hills has lost significant profits for more than 25 years, the company said, with only one profitable year since 1991. It's lost nearly $5 million in the past six years. The announcement comes in the midst of a redevelopment effort in the neighborhood.

Kroger grocery in Walnut Hills will close next year, the company said Friday.

The store, at 954 E. McMillan St., will close when the renovated Corryville store re-opens, which is slated for March 2017, the company said.

The Corryville store is at 1 W. Corry Street, 1.3 miles and a 13-minute bus ride away. Kroger will provide Metro passes to Walnut Hills shoppers who are without transportation, the company said.

The store's 81 employees will be offered jobs at the Corryville or other area stores, the company added, and 150 new employees will be hired at the renovated store.

The Walnut Hills has lost significant profits for more than 25 years, the company said, with only one profitable year since 1991. It's lost nearly $5 million in the past six years.

The announcement comes in the midst of a redevelopment effort in the neighborhood.