- First, that despite the Coming Soon signs plastered all over it, we still don't know when it's opening. On a building permit we spotted back in April, it called for a building completion date of June 19 (which is in two Fridays).
- They've already stocked the non-perishable aisles (ie bottles, cans, packaged goods) and there are at least seven aisles in the store. From looking inside and comparing it to the location at York and Queens Quay, we think this new one is actually bigger.
- We see near the entrance work still needs to be done but it looks like they're ready to roll. There is either a salad bar or, maybe more likely, some sort of pick your own olives area. We see what looks like to be a bakery at the (which was confirmed since we know they were looking for people to work in their bakery department.)
So, who else is excited we're welcoming another grocery store to the neighbourhood? We predict very brisk business.
I walked by it on June 20th, 2009. It looks nearly completed. There is some minor cosmetic work left in the foyer. Garbage to pick up, the non-perishables have still not yet been stocked. There are also some few areas left to setup, but nothing major.
ReplyDeleteThey do already have that gelatin stuff they sell in containers waiting to be put in the heated display area for the deli in the back corner. So if they are already bringing that out they should be done soon. I think that they could be done in just a few days...with any luck that is ;-)