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OAKLAND, CALIF. — The City of Oakland is close to securing a development deal with Kroger to open two 72,000-square-foot grocery stores in underserved areas of east Oakland. For the site at 10700 MacArthur Blvd. in Foothill Square Shopping Center, Foods Co. has signed a letter of intent with Jay-Phares Corp., the property’s developer, and site plans have been submitted to the city for review. At 66th Avenue and San Leandro Street, a former cannery owned by the Oakland Redevelopment Agency would be demolished during the next several months prior to property transfer to Foods Co. Both Kroger stores are expected to open by the end of 2012.