Food Lion opens another new store in North Carolina

Food Lion on Wednesday opened its newest North Carolina location in Cleveland. The store, located at 11745 Statesville Blvd., is the fourth new store Food Lion has opened in 2022, the grocery retailer said in a statement. In August, the grocer opened a new store at Briar Chapel in Pittsboro, North Carolina.

“I’ve lived in Rowan County for 40 years, and I’m very excited about opening this new store to make it easier for our neighbors in Cleveland to shop at Food Lion,” said Robert Jackson, the store manager, in a statement. “I enjoy the personal interaction and bringing smiles to others in my community. It’s an honor and a pleasure to serve and nourish our neighbors, and I’m looking forward to meeting more members of our community in our new store.”

The store will offer a wide selection of local offerings, such as root beer from Uncle Scott’s and Abby’s Better Nut Butters from Mooresville, North Carolina.

 The store will also feature items from Nature’s Promise, Food Lion’s “affordable brand of wholesome and organic products,” Food Lion said. 

The store offers self-checkout lanes and the Food Lion To-Go grocery pick-up service, which allows customers to easily place orders and pick them up. 

Food Lion, Ahold Delhaize’s Salisbury, North Carolina-based banner, continues to be the company’s strongest U.S. performer, boasting 39 consecutive quarters of positive sales growth, the Dutch retailer reported.

Food Lion has more than 1,100 stores in 10 Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states and employs more than 82,000 associates.