Company officials broke ground July 31 for a new Food City on N. Main Street in Marion, Virginia.
The 56,700-square-foot retail supermarket, which will create 50 new area jobs, is expected to open next spring and will serve as a replacement for the current location.
“We are very excited to be building a brand new … store for the residents of Marion and Smyth County. Our company has been serving this community for almost 50 years through our former Piggly Wiggly store and now our Food City store,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and CEO.
“We’re proud of the outstanding job our associates are doing taking such great care of our customers. We look forward to providing them with a new modern store to better serve their needs.”
The new store will include an in-store bakery and deli, complete with a hot food bar, large café seating area, fireplace, Asian wok, fresh food bar offering a variety of soup, salad and fruit selections, hickory wood smoker, fresh sushi and in-store catering options. Full-service meat and seafood departments will offer top-quality meats, Certified Angus Beef and in-house butchers to hand cut steaks and fresh meat to order. Expanded grocery, frozen food and produce departments will be stocked with a huge selection of specialty, gourmet and vegan items.
The Food City Floral Boutique will be staffed with a designer seven days a week and offer a full assortment of fresh-cut floral arrangements, bouquets and gift items. Curbside pick-up and home delivery will be available for customers wishing to shop online. The store also will include a pharmacy and Food City Gas N’ Go featuring top quality fuel/diesel.
The new location will feature several award-winning energy saving concepts, ranging from energy-efficient glass cooler doors, parking lot lights and refrigeration systems to motion sensors and 100 percent LED lighting.
“Our customers can expect to find the same exceptional customer service and top-quality products at the lowest possible prices they have come to expect from Food City, along with great variety/selection and some exciting new services,” Smith said.
About Food City
Headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, K-VA-T Food Stores (Food City’s parent company) operates 161 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia and Alabama.
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