Kingston’s downtown grocery store is getting a new name and an overhaul.
The IGA was bought this by Food Market, a small Pierce County grocery chain. The store, at 10978 NE State Highway 104, will soon be rebranded Food Market at Kingston.
Longtime store owner Rick Bjornson reached an agreement earlier this year with Food Market owner Don Stolz, our partners at the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal reported.
“It’s a good location, the locals support it well,” Food Market Operations Manager Kip Bonds said. “It was a good opportunity for us.”
The new owners
are freshening up the store with a remodel set to begin Sunday.
Food Market Operations Manager Kip Bonds said the tile floor will
be pulled up and the concrete below will be ground and polished.
Other changes include all-new lighting, new check stands, a new
service center, new and overhauled produce cases, a soup bar and a
drip coffee station.
Bonds said there’s no firm timeline for the remodel. A date for a grand opening under the new brand will be announced soon.
Food Market has a different wholesaler than IGA, but Bonds said customers can expect product offerings to be roughly the same. The organics section will be expanded.
Bonds said many staff members stayed on with the new company and some new part-time employees were hired. The store has a new manager. Food Market will offer new sales and incentives for shoppers, including a 1 percent rebate program for nonprofit groups.
Food Market’s other locations are in Lea Hill (Auburn), Key Center and Lake Kathryn (Gig Harbor).
