Safeway Opens in Old Save Mart Building

    Moonshine Ink Staff
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    Safeway Opens in Old Save Mart Building
    SAFEWAY UNVEILED: Tahoe City gets a new grocery store. Photo by Melissa Siig/Moonshine Ink

      TAHOE CITY

      After a two-year long wait, the new Safeway opened in the former Save Mart building in Tahoe City on Oct. 16 to much fanfare. The event included a jazz band, Truckee High School cheerleaders, a ribbon cutting ceremony that included an address from senior vice president of operations for Albertsons (parent company of Safeway) Kevin Lovell, other Safeway corporate leaders, and free samples inside the new store. The place was bustling with locals excited to check out the new grocery store.

      SAFEWAY UNVEILED: Tahoe City gets a new grocery store. Photo by Melissa Siig/Moonshine Ink

      The store, which was completely remodeled, includes a bakery, butcher, and Starbucks. This is only the second new store Safeway has opened in Northern California this year; the first one is in Roseville.

      Save Mart moved out of the space in October 2023 after its lease was not renewed. The Tahoe City community has been anxiously awaiting the new store since that time. The old Safeway building at the east end of town, which is owned by the company, has been on the market for two years. There is currently no buyer.

      ~ MS

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