Al Behrman/AP

2010-07-17 09:41:00 PDT -- East Oakland will likely soon see its first national grocery outlet in the area in over 20 years, according to the city's Community and Economic Development Agency.

Kroger, the nation's largest traditional grocery retailer, is poised to open two grocery stores in underserved areas of East Oakland at 66th Avenue and San Leandro Street and at Foothill Square Shopping Center at 10700 MacArthur Blvd., according to the Economic Development Agency.