A new 74,000-square-foot ShopRite supermarket has opened at 333 N. Bedford Road in Mount Kisco. At the same time, ShopRite has closed its store in the Bedford Green Shopping Center in nearby Bedford Hills.
The N. Bedford Road site previously had been where the Grand Union supermarket chain had a warehouse distribution center. The new ShopRite supermarket occupies a portion of an approximately 575,000-square-foot building. The property is owned by DP 21 LLC, Diamond Properties.
When the Mount Kisco Planning Board was reviewing plans for the new supermarket, Architect Michael Gallin of Gallin Beeler Design Studio in Pleasantville told the board that after Grand Union left, “The building had been abandoned and was literally falling apart. The property subsequently has been updated and made much more public and part of this application is to make it even more integrated into the community in Mount Kisco with the food store and improving the intersections.”
The store’s opening ceremonies included speeches by store officials and local leaders as well as dancers performing outside of the store’s main entrance.
“Our customers will find a bigger store with new amenities and an elevated shopping experience that also delivers the exceptional quality, variety and value ShopRite is known for,” said Steve Savas, president of ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. “With expanded fresh departments and a focus on sustainable design, this store meets the needs of today’s shoppers while serving as a valuable addition to the community.”
The new store features Caper Carts, smart shopping carts powered by Instacart technology that allow customers to scan items as they shop. It also offers services that enable customers to place their orders with options for curbside pickup or home delivery.
ShopRite says that the new store features ‘Fresh to Table,’ a one-stop meal destination where customers can find fresh foods and complete meals. Offerings include chef-prepared entrees, ready to bake dishes, freshly made sushi, side dishes, pre-cut fruits and vegetables along with desserts and cakes.
The store is outfitted with energy-efficient refrigeration and lighting systems, glass doors on all dairy and freezer cases and LED lighting both inside and in the parking lot. The supermarket expects to employ approximately 200 people.
ShopRite is the registered trademark of Wakefern Food Corp., a retailer-owned cooperative based in Keasbey, NJ, that has approximately 280 ShopRite supermarkets in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware and Maryland.
