Wegmans isn’t the only grocer opening this fall in Charlotte. Here’s more
Wegmans isn’t the only grocer opening in Charlotte this fall, though it has garnered attention with its highly anticipated market debut. At least two other grocers also are expanding this fall.
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Rochester, N.Y.-based Wegmans will open its first Charlotte store on Oct. 14 at 15500 Community School House Road in Ballantyne. The family-owned grocery chain already has plans for a second store in the Charlotte region. The south Charlotte Wegmans will be 110,000 square feet, about twice the size of traditional supermarkets.
But even before Wegmans opens, another grocery chain is expected to welcome shoppers at a new location in the $10.8 billion Charlotte market, in addition to a new specialty grocery store by Thanksgiving.
Salisbury-based Food Lion will open at Oct. 7 at the former Harris Teeter at the Mintworth shopping center at 5706 Wyalong Drive in southeast Charlotte. A celebration to mark the opening is at 7:45 a.m.
The store will feature fresh produce, meats and everyday essentials, along with ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook and ready-to-heat meals. The store will offer cashier-assisted and self-checkout lanes, plus pickup and delivery.
Matthews-based Harris Teeter closed the store in April following what the company called a “strategic market review.”
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Food Lion has spent $484 million renovating 153 Charlotte-area stores, including new storefronts, upgraded departments, and self-checkout and to-go service.
Founded in 1957 and owned by Ahold Delhaize USA, Food Lion has more than 1,100 stores in 10 Southeast and Mid-Atlantic states. The company has more than 82,000 employees.
Sprouts Farmers Market is making its debut in a Charlotte suburb in Concord.
The Phoenix-based specialty grocer will open Nov. 13 at Christenbury Corners shopping center at 8885 Christenbury Parkway in Concord, county permit filings show.
The 24,110-square-foot store is a former Earth Fare that the Asheville-based specialty grocer closed last year.
Sprouts has more than 450 stores in 24 states and about 35,000 employees. There are three stores in Charlotte.
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