New grocery store downtown?
A grocery store is coming to Jackson Square, The Spectator has learned.
Sources say the store will be located in the same space that housed the Hamilton Farmers’ Market during their renovations. An announcement about the new store is expected imminently.
Attracting a grocery store downtown has long been a goal for Hamilton. In June, council stalled a decision about offering a $650,000 grant to entice a grocery store to set up shop in downtown Hamilton, choosing instead to ask staff to tweak the proposal to include the possibility of offering a loan instead of a grant and lowering the amount available.
At that time, Glen Norton, the city's manager of urban renewal, said that some grocery companies may want to beat out the competition and set up downtown before the city finishes its grant process.
He noted there were “several conversations” taking place within the private sector about this very possibility.
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