The city of Lynnwood welcomed its latest grocery store Friday with the opening of Fred Meyer.
The company estimates that its Alderwood facility, at 2902 164th St. SW, is worth about $28 million. The retail store will employ more than 320 workers and is the 130th site for the Portland, Ore.-based company.
Adding a second store to serve the Lynnwood community comes as a result of strong sales at the 196th Street store, said Melinda Merrill, public affairs director for the chain. “This is a part of Snohomish County that we don’t serve right now. There are enough barriers between (the new store) and the existing location that we see a lot of opportunity.”
The 177,000-square-foot store features a wine steward, a garden center, a drive-through pharmacy and a Starbucks coffee bar. A fuel station, with five pumps to serve 10 cars, is another amenity of the new location.
Additionally, the unit was designed and built with environmentally friendly features such as skylights using natural light, energy-efficient lighting and concrete floors that don’t require chemicals for cleaning and maintenance.
The new store will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Opening festivities are slated for four consecutive weekends and include free food, entertainment and promotions now through Oct. 18.
The town center-style Northpoint shopping center, where Fred Meyer is located, sits on a one-acre development. Northpoint will be the home for an additional 40,000 square feet of service and retail outlets, including banks, restaurants and coffee houses within seven buildings. Improvements to the property total $17 million, according to Mike Echelbarger of Echelbarger Investments.
”We are extremely excited to offer a second location in this growing and vibrant community,” Merrill said. “Lynnwood residents are sophisticated consumers and we look forward to providing them with the highest quality service and products.”
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