The renovation is underway at the Dillons Food Stores location on 10th Street in Great Bend, and over the months the store will not only receive a facelift, but also expanded selection, upgraded checkout lanes, and a Starbucks coffee kiosk.

Megan Barfield with the Great Bend Chamber of Commerce & Economic Development says the kiosk will be located up front as you enter the store.

The remodel is expected to be complete in February of 2018 and will also include a new pharmacy with a redone drive-thru lane. Barfield expected the drive-thru lane to be down four to six weeks as they focus on that area.

There were questions on how the Starbucks kiosk was going to be set up, but Barfield says the store within the store will be staffed with employees.

The Starbucks kiosk will add two to three new employees to Great Bend.

Dillons, a division of Kroger, has its headquarters located in Hutchinson. There are 80 stores located in Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.

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By: Cole Reif, Great Bend Post

Great Bend, KS