Re: UNFI Makes Deals for 13 Shoppers Stores; 4 More to Close
Posted: December 9th, 2019, 6:43 pm
Are you talking about the Potomac Yards Shoppers location? That has always been what I thought was a high volume store. It was one of the few 24 hour Shoppers locations until they got rid of all of the 24 hour stores. Supervalu recently did a complete gut job renovation on the store. They are calling it something like Shoppers Market or Shoppers Marketplace. They downsized the store but they ended up with a very nice, upscale store and one I would shop at regularly if I was in the area. Until the Harris Teeter opened a few blocks further north on US 1 (and in Arlington itself - the border is Four Mile Run) the only competition was an old worn out Giant down in Del Ray. Giant has since moved to a modern store and the old Giant was taken over by Aldi. I am surprised that the Potomac Yards Shoppers was not on the list of stores sold at this point. But then again it would not be a fit for current batch of buyers. This is one of the locations I could see Publix taking a stab at with Amazon HQ2 coming soon and all of the new upscale development in the area. I think it would be a good match for the center which includes Target and a lot of other big retailers as this is one of the only large box developments in the area.cw06 wrote: ↑December 8th, 2019, 3:26 pm The Shoppers location on US 1 in Arlington seems to be that kind of high traffic/high profile spot that an operator looking to make a debut would jump at. With Amazon HQ2 being developed right there, the number of customers with disposable income will only increase. Having spent a few years working for Harris Teeter in the DC area, I can tell you that Arlington stores make obscene amounts of money. It wouldn't surprise me if a high-end operator has already quietly inked a deal to take over the lease.