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Owner and operator Yellow Banana agreed to reopen and renovate the discount grocery stores under its city deal, aiming to improve grocery access in communities that need it.
Shoppers are driving store to store seeking the best deals and putting off impulse buys. Others are considering food banks. Smaller grocery stores unable to negotiate deals with suppliers worry they'll be squeezed out by national chains.
The store had been in limbo for the better part of two years, amid Amazon’s re-examination of its grocery business.
The San Diego-based chain is planning to open eight 24-hour restaurants in the city and suburbs in 2025 and 2026. One will be near Midway Airport, with the rest in the suburbs.