Foodland coming to Niagara-on-the-Lake next year

Come this time next year, there'll be a new place in Niagara-on-the-Lake to pick up everything you need to make breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Set to open late next year, the Foodland grocery store is currently under construction at the Village Centre, 111 Garrison Village Dr.

“That’s the address of all of our retailers there, it’s going to be right beside the Garrison House,” Adam Hawley, vice-president of Traditional Neighbourhood Developments, told The Lake Report.

The store has been a long time coming and the building features a simple design that will fit right into the Garrison Village community, he said.

In a media release made public Thursday (Nov. 14), the store is said to feature a “next-generation design” that will offer an elevated shopping experience while also supporting local growers and producers.

“From living here for a long time, you get a sense that we could have more food store options,” Hawley said.

That feeling was confirmed with a market study, he said.

“As much as we have great options and food stores in Niagara-on-the-Lake already, we can have more. It’s going to give us a variety and that bit of competition is going to be great for residents,” Hawley said.

The store will be 14,300 square feet, the media release said—Hawley noted it will be larger than the Independent on Queen Street, which he guesses is around 7,000 square feet, but smaller than the Virgil Independent, which he puts at around 20,000 square feet.

Developers built a basement to help with storage, he said.

“It’s going to be full service, but it’s not a huge store by any means,” Hawley said.

Construction is set to begin soon and residents will be able to track the store’s progress and view design concepts through interactive QR codes available outside the site and on social media.

The store will be owned and operated by Niagara resident Lindsey Bridgeman who currently manages Sobeys Niagara Falls.