A new Kroger Marketplace is anticipated to open in late 2015 in the master-planned community of Fairfield in Cypress.

"It's an excellent location now that the Grand Parkway has opened up," said Shannon Parker, marketing director for developer NewQuest Properties.

In addition to the 123,000-square-foot Kroger store, there will be four sites and an additional 30,000 square feet of retail space on the site near Mason Road and Hwy. 290.

"Those four pad sites could be restaurants, a bank or any type of retail," Parker said.

Kroger plans to hire more than 300 new employees for the new Fairfield location when it opens, said Kristal Howard, public relations manager for Kroger.

"The store design is ideal for growing, suburban communities such as Fairfield," she said.

The Kroger Marketplace will feature fresh foods, apparel, furnishings, home goods, small appliances, jewelry, a fuel center and pharmacy. Kroger operates five Marketplace stores in the Greater Houston area, with plans to open its sixth in Cypress this August in the master-planned community of Towne Lake.