DES MOINES, IOWA – Hy-Vee is continuing its Midwest expansion plans with the announcements of two new stores in the twin cities area.
The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports that Hy-Vee confirmed the locations of its third and fourth metro grocery stores in the twin cities. The company plans to open a 90,000 square feet store in the Lakeville area, which will feature a pharmacy, gas station and convenience store. The grocer also said that it has submitted preliminary plans for a Maple Grove store at The Point at Arbor Lakes.
Hy-Vee spokeswoman Tara Deering-Hansen said that it will take several months for construction to begin in Lakeville and Maple Grove, and no opening date has been announced for either store, according to the Business Journal.
These new store announcements come just one month after Hy-Vee announced plans to expand into the twin cities. For more information on that announcement, check out our previous articles by clicking here and here.
These expansion plans come during a strong time for Hy-Vee in which the retailer was recently named as the 'First-Ever Regional Grocery Store Brand of the Year' by a Harris Poll of American consumers. Hy-Vee polled first among Midwestern retail chains because it “has strong Purchase Consideration scores and very 'connected consumers,' meaning they have strong feelings for the brand and believe it's a good fit for them," said Michael Treboni, Executive Vice President of Retail Professional Services at Nielsen.
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