With Eagan now open, that brings the current count to five stores, including New Hope, Oakdale, Lakeville, and Brooklyn Park. Six sites that are either in construction or in planning include Cottage Grove, Robbinsdale, Maple Grove – two sites including 101 & 10, and Maple Grove Parkway, Savage and now Farmington. Whew!
Fresh Thyme will open a liquor store in Vadnais Heights with their new store opening next week, featuring 450 wine varieties and local beer. This will be their 3rd store in our market, along with the Savage opening next week for the 4th spot. The Plymouth store will follow this fall, and a store in St. Louis Park also opening with a liquor store. Average size for FT stores is 28,000 sf, without liquor. They currently have stores open in Bloomington and Apple Valley.