Food City breaks ground in Fort Payne, Alabama

Food City broke ground on a new 54,000-square-foot supermarket in Fort Payne, Alabama, the Virginia-based grocer announced Tuesday.  

The new store in northeastern Alabama will be located at 1015 Gault Ave. S., with an expected opening date in 2024. The DeKalb County location is part of the retailer’s expansion of its brick-and-mortar market share in the state.

Earlier this month, the grocery retailer broke ground for a new store in Huntsville, Alabama, at the intersection of Taylor Lane and Highway 431 in the Owens Cross Roads community. The 60,000-square-foot supermarket is also expected to open early next year and is the first of six stores planned for the Huntsville area, Food City said in a statement.

The new Fort Payne store will feature grocery in all departments, including a selection of gourmet, specialty and vegan items. Other features will include a floral boutique, pharmacy, Starbucks Cafe and an on-site café with a seating area.

An off-site Food City Gas N’ Go also is planned. In addition, the Fort Payne store will feature energy-efficient materials such as glass cooler doors and 100% LED lighting.

“We are excited to be joining the Fort Payne retail community,” said Steven C. Smith, Food City president and CEO, in a statement. “We look forward to constructing a state-of-the-art supermarket that will create quality jobs and tax revenue for the residents of Fort Payne and DeKalb County.”

Food City parent K-VA-T Food Stores operates 150 retail outlets throughout southeast Kentucky, southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, north Georgia and Alabama.