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SALT LAKE CITY — A unique grocery store designed to feed the psyche of a new urban population as well as put food on the table opened at 9 a.m. today as part of the City Creek development downtown.
There was no ribbon-cutting, but a large and curious crowd was on hand as soon as the store opened.
The 70,000-square-foot store, at 135 E. 100 South, is the 16th in the Harmons chain but tailored for a completely new environment in the surrounding City Creek project. A Deseret News pre-opening preview of the store reveals its Wi-Fi, stay-and-relax seating for 225 people, sushi bar, cooking school and more.
In a sign of the times, don't expect to see plastic shopping bags at the checkout; there are none. And the surroundings play into the motif that everything in this neighborhood is new.
"The whole creation of this store has been thrilling and exhausting," said Bob Harmon, the chain's vice-president and co-owner. We've done our best to be innovative and meet the challenges of this special space."
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