Some of what’s happening on the grocery store front, from loyal reader Tiger:
Today’s grocery beat update includes two existing Ingles stores in Asheville and Waynesville and an update on the new Publix store in Weaverville.
-Plans exist to expand the Hazelwood store, known as Ingles #58 on Brown Avenue. A construction timeline has not been established as the project remains under review.
-Bids for the tear down and rebuild of the Ingles grocery store at South Forest Shopping Center on Hendersonville Road are being accepted. Ingles #79 will expand to 72,000 square feet.
-Bids to demolish Rose’s at Weaverville Plaza and construct Publix are being accepted. The 49,533-square-foot Publix will have a pharmacy drive thru. The traffic will wrap behind Wells Fargo.