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March 9, 2016

New Seasons to start Mercer Island grocery

Rendering courtesy of LRS Architects [enlarge]

New Seasons Market unveiled designs this week for a grocery store on Mercer Island that it will start building this month.

The 37,000-square-foot store will be at 2755 77th Ave. S.E. in a space that was home to Albertsons until it closed last summer. The new grocery is expected to open in the fall.

The project team is led by LRS Architects and Abbott Construction.

Abbott will start with the exterior: installing a patio seating area, solar panels on the roof, three high-speed electric car charging stations and an on-site composting system. The patio will be partially covered with an existing pergola from the site.

Rooftop solar panels are expected to produce enough energy to offset power used by the exterior signs.

“We've talked with local neighbors about what they're looking for and will be customizing the space inside and out to reflect their needs, and include more of what's fresh, local and delicious,” said New Seasons President and CEO Wendy Collie in a news release.

Like all New Seasons, the Mercer Island store will have an indoor dining area, local and organic produce, sustainably raised meats and seafood, a deli with chef-prepared foods, fair-trade and local flowers, a sandwich shop, organic bakery, home goods and gifts made by local artisans, and a wellness section.

The company will hold a job fair this summer to fill 150 jobs for the store. A similar event held in Oregon attracted more than 1,000 candidates for 80 positions.

Employees get a 20 percent store discount, profit sharing and access to Acorn Fund, which allows them to invest up to half of their profit sharing back into the company.

New Seasons also plans to open a 25,000-square-foot store at 907 Ballard Way in Seattle by fall 2017. Two more stores are slated for California and one in Portland's University Park neighborhood.

The independent grocery started in Portland in 2000, and now has 18 stores in the Portland-Vancouver metro area and San Jose, Calif.




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