New Grocery Store Openings: Sprouts Farmers Market and Extra Supermarket Expansion
Newark is about to get a new choice for grocery shopping as major retail shifts bring new options to the community. Sprouts Farmers Market will open on Wednesday, July 12 at 7 a.m. at its new location. Sprouts touts its produce, natural meats, bins of bulk foods and everyday food staples.
Sprouts Farmers Market Grand Opening in Newark, CA
For the grand opening celebration, the first 200 shoppers will receive a coupon for 20 percent off their entire purchase on grand opening day. The celebration will include giveaways, coupons, food tastings and more. Sprouts expects people to start lining up around 6 a.m., so come early if you want one of the 20 percent off coupons! The event schedule is as follows:
- Wednesday, July 12 at 7 a.m - 10 p.m.
- Sprouts Farmers Market, 6399 Jarvis Ave, Newark, 94560
Extra Supermarket Expansion in East Orange
The retail landscape is also changing near the New Jersey border. Another Rite Aid becomes a supermarket, just outside of Newark. The latest example is here in East Orange, just outside of Newark. In fact, this store is only about three and a half blocks from the Newark border. The store of around 11,000 square feet was built in 1997 as a Rite Aid, then became a Walgreens in 2018 and closed in 2023. After extensive renovation, the store held a soft opening last Monday, and an official grand opening is scheduled for Wednesday.
Store Design and Product Selection
Inside, it has the feeling of a brand-new supermarket rather than a converted drugstore. Produce and international foods are in the first aisle, running along the front of the store. Seafood and meat are on the back wall, with dairy/frozen in the last aisle on the left side. Extra seems to be an independent chain supplied by Krasdale Foods, but also C&S. So there are both Krasdale and Best Yet products on the shelves. Even though there's no service butcher counter, the meat is cut in-store.
| Store Name | Location | Opening Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sprouts Farmers Market | 6399 Jarvis Ave, Newark, CA | Wednesday, July 12 at 7 a.m. |
| Extra Supermarket | Central and Grove, East Orange, NJ | Grand opening scheduled for Wednesday |
Market Competition and Local Reach
In many of these North Jersey cities, there aren't that many supermarkets, and these new openings provide much-needed options. Extra already has a store in East Orange, at Central and Sanford a little over a mile west. The same owners also own the Food Depot in Newark, just under a mile east and also newly renovated. It's a great-looking store and there's a lot here, representing an impressive reuse of a former Walgreens.
