King Soopers has opened their fourth Thornton, Colorado location at 13525 Quebec Street in Northeast Thornton. The newest of 12 total stores throughout Colorado, this store is the first “large-scale marketplace format.” The 124,000-square-foot building contains a full grocery store, pharmacy, sushi bar, Starbucks, Murray’s cheese shop, home goods and clothing, and a King Soopers gas station. This new marketplace will employ over 250 people and King Soopers also hired local artist Tom Ward to paint a mural on the inside. Tom Ward has over 50 public art pieces throughout Colorado and some in Europe.