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SALISBURY, N.C. – Food Lion is set to open a new store in Florence, S.C. on August 7. The retailer says the outlet will bring a broader assortment and enhanced shopping experience to a community it has served for more than three decades.
The store, located at 1945 W. Palmetto St., features a layout optimized to ensure convenience, accessibility, and a welcoming ambiance.
“I’m honored to continue to serve the town of Florence in our new location,” said David Smith, Store Manager of the new Florence Food Lion. “Our neighbors will continue to recognize our associates’ familiar faces while finding an expanded assortment at affordable prices. We are committed to delivering an enjoyable shopping experience while nourishing our Pee Dee neighbors.”
The store will open to the public on August 7, following a 7:45 a.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony. Afterward, the first 100 customers will receive a mystery gift card valued up to $200 and a free reusable shopping bag. The store will be open daily from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m.
The new store features an extensive product assortment, including fresh produce, quality meats and many other products intended to meet individual and family needs with a specific focus on a variety of affordable and easy meal solutions that are ready-to-eat, ready-to-cook or ready-to-heat, according to the retailer, which says that customers will also have a large selection of organic, gluten-free and plant-based items from which to choose. The offerings include Food Lion's Nature’s Promise line of own-brand organic products made with no artificial flavors, preservatives or synthetic colors. Additionally, the store features in-store prepared cut fruit, sandwiches and salads, specialty cheeses and a self-service hot wing and Asian food bar.
To make shopping easier for customers, the store offers self-checkout lanes and Food Lion To Go Pickup or Home Delivery services. Online orders may be placed through the Food Lion To Go website or the app. The convenient service allows customers to place an order with the click of a button while experiencing the same low prices and fresh food items they receive in the store.
The store also carried a wide variety of local offerings, including in-season produce grown at Senn Brothers Produce in nearby West Columbia, SC, and chicken bog seasoning produced by Ole South Brands in Darlington, SC. A list of additional South Carolina-based suppliers that may be featured in the store can be found online.
Furthering Food Lion’s commitment to sustainability, the store installed a refrigeration system that lessens its environmental impact. Additionally, energy-efficient LED lighting throughout the store and refrigerated cases with doors impart ambiance, enhance fresh product assortment and decrease energy costs, helping reduce Food Lion’s environmental footprint. Based on its longtime sustainability measures, Food Lion is the only company in the country to receive the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for 23 consecutive years.
Food Lion also has donated $2,500 through its hunger relief platform, Food Lion Feeds, to Harvest Hope Food Bank, equivalent to 25,000 meals.
Food Lion says it has donated more than 1.2 billion meals to individuals and families since 2014 through Food Lion Feeds, and has committed to donating 1.5 billion meals by 2025.
