WinCo Debuts its First Texas Stores this Week


Fri. January 31st, 2014 - by Christofer Oberst

<p>WinCo Foods is about to open the first of its Texas stores in Fort Worth and McKinney on February 6. A spokesperson said that the two stores are predicted to create 400 new jobs in the area, according to The Dallas Business Journal.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Though this is WinCo's first entry into the Dallas-Fort Worth area, other new stores are planned, including one in Lewisville. The stores are reportedly said to average between 85,000 to 90,000 square feet.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">WinCo stores are a mix between mass retailers and small supermarkets, and use a novel 'bag-your-own groceries' system that allows cashiers to service 2 customers at once.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2014/01/30/wincos-first-two-texas-grocerystores-to-open-in.html" target="_new"> Dallas Business Journal </a><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://wincofoods.com" target="_new"> WinCo Foods</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">