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Hart's Local Grocers
IndustryRetail, Grocery
FoundedAugust 15, 2014 (2014-08-15)
Rochester, NY, United States
FounderGlenn Kellogg
DefunctMarch 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)
Headquarters10 Winthrop St,
Rochester, NY
OwnerRochester Local Capital LLC.

Hart's Local Grocers was an independent grocery store managed by Rochester Local Capital LLC.[1] It was located in the East End Neighborhood in Rochester, NY.[1]

History

The store was named after Hart's Groceries, which had over 100 locations in and around the city Rochester, NY by the 1920s.[2][3] They were considered one of the first grocers to use store-brand labels and were also the first self-service grocery market.[3][4][5] Hart's attracted considerable interest in Downtown Rochester, primarily due to downtown Rochester not having a full-services grocery since the closing of Midtown Market (formerly Wegmans Midtown) in 2002.[2][3] The store's opening in January 2014 coincided with ongoing efforts to redevelop the former Midtown Plaza site on Main Street and the arrival in the downtown area of thousands of new residents in apartments and condominiums.[2][3][6]

Lovely Warren, the Mayor of Rochester, NY, was quoted saying, "For too long, downtown has been a food desert, our East End is already vibrant and the addition of will add to the vitality of the neighborhood".[3][7] The 20,000-square-foot store carried local produce, dairy, meats and baked goods as well as a wide variety of prepared foods,[3][7] offering online ordering and online shopping.[8][9][10] The grocery, was independently owned and financed in part through a private investor group.[2] The store was located next to the Little Theatre.[7]

On March 11, 2019, it was announced that Hart's would close after five years in business on March 24, 2019, due to declining sales and an inability to find a new owner.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Grocery founder hopes venture builds community". Rochester Top 100. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Hart's Local Grocers to open Aug. 15". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "New grocery addresses need for downtown retail". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Whatever Happened To ... Star Supermarkets?". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Hart's shoppers give new downtown grocery a thumbs up". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Housing major part of downtown Rochester revival". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Hart's Local Grocers offers delivery and online ordering". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  8. ^ "Hart's offers delivery, pickup services". WHAM-TV. Archived from the original on 24 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ^ "Hart's Local Grocers Adds Online Shopping". Time Warner Cable News. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Hart's to offer delivery, pickup services of groceries". Rochester Top 100. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Hart's Local Grocers to close in the East End after five years". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-03-12.

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