Grocery Dive reported the development on 2025-04-17. The grocery co-op’s new 6,000-square-foot store in downtown Seattle will occupy space previously home to a full-service location.
The report places the news in a wider commercial context. PCC Community Markets said Tuesday that it plans to open its first small-format store later this year in downtown Seattle as the grocery co-operative moves ahead with a plan announced last year. The store, which is set to debut by mid-July at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Union Street, will occupy about 6,000 square feet and carry an assortment of fresh, hot and prepared foods, as well as a.
For the food sector, the practical implications extend beyond the immediate announcement. The new PCC store will be open weekdays and focus on offerings aimed at the office workers and urban residents who will constitute its core customer base.
Attention now turns to how companies, customers and regulators respond. PCC said it developed the concept for the small-format location using lessons it learned from its experience running the previous full-service store, which opened in January 2022 and spanned 20,000 square feet.
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