Aldi to take over closed Whole Foods store in River North
Aldi is poised to move into a vacant storefront that used to house a Whole Foods in River North.
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Aldi is poised to move into a vacant storefront that used to house a Whole Foods in River North.
Aldi is poised to move into a vacant storefront that used to house a Whole Foods in River North.
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The Cook County Sheriff's Office bomb squad was called in to assist with a search of the building.
The store's owners said since they're making major investments in rebranding and remodeling stores on the South Side and West Side.
The store, at 63rd and Halsted, replaces Whole Foods which closed in November. At a community meeting last week, some residents expressed concern about the quality of Save A Lot products.
Protesters object to the store opening in the former location of the Englewood Whole Foods, which shut down last year. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
The owners of the Save A Lot will now meet with the community and the alderman in Englewood before officially opening the store.
The owners of a new Save A Lot at 832 W. 63rd St., off Halsted Street, offered the community a sneak preview to gather feedback before the official opening.
"If Save-A-Lot isn't good enough for the 42nd Ward, or for downtown or the North Side, then it shouldn't be good enough to go into Englewood."
Plans to convert a now-shuttered Whole Foods into a Save A Lot in Englewood are not sitting too well some members of the community, who feel they were sidestepped during the decision process.
"The branding in the Black community have not been the best. We talk about the quality of the products. We talk about the quality of the store."
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports two months after this Whole Foods in Englewood suddenly shut its doors, neighbors are finally learning what will replace the empty storefront.
The Whole Foods at 832 W. 63rd St. in the Englewood Square complex is set to close Sunday, Nov. 13.
The Whole Foods at 832 W. 63rd St. in the Englewood Square complex is set to close Sunday, Nov. 13. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
"Where do we go? The groceries are so important to the neighborhood."
Whole Foods will be closing its store in Englewood, six years after opening a grocery store in what had once been a food desert on the South Side.
Whole Foods will be closing its store in Englewood, six years after opening a grocery store in what had once been a food desert on the South Side. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Whole Foods will be closing its store in Englewood, six years after opening a grocery store in what had once been a food desert on the South Side. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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