Giant supermarket headed to South Mall
A Giant supermarket will move from its current location in Allentown to the South Mall in Salisbury Township in 2025.
The company announced in a news release Tuesday that the new store and fuel station will open in a vacated section within the shopping center. Once the new store is completed, the current store and gas station at 3015 W. Emmaus Ave. in Allentown will close.
Construction is tentatively scheduled to start in 2025. Additional information on the new location will be available at a later date.
“After 35 years at our current location on West Emmaus Avenue, it’s time to grow our store footprint and move a little further up the road,” The Giant Co. President John Ruane said in the release. “A larger and updated store will allow us to offer our Allentown area families the latest amenities while underscoring our commitment to providing our customers with great value, the best quality and friendly service they’ve come to expect from Giant.”
The 68,000-square-foot location will be where the Bon-Ton used to be, according to mall management. That store closed in 2018.
James Balliet, president of The James Balliet Property Group, which handles leasing at the shopping center, said the old Bon-Ton will be demolished and the Giant will be built there. The Giant will be smaller than the Bon-Ton.
Balliet said there remains a lot of business interest in the South Mall.
Giant has seven supermarkets in Lehigh County, according to the company.
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Owners of popular Norco eatery retiring
The owners of a popular Northampton County restaurant, known for its extensive seafood offerings, are retiring.
Owners Cheryl and Randy Beck announced in a Facebook post that after serving the Lehigh Valley for 21 years at Beck’s Land and Sea House at 997 Bushkill Center Road, Bushkill Township, they were walking away to enjoy their retirement.
“Saying goodbye with a blend of bittersweet emotions, we are finally going to retire from the restaurant industry,” the Facebook post said. “We deeply appreciate the opportunity to have served the Lehigh Valley and beyond for 21 years. Becks opened its doors on February 13, 2003, after extensive renovations due to the age of the building that was originally constructed in 1820 as a Stagecoach inn.
“We have been blessed over the years with inspiration from our staff who helped us gain many accomplishments including Awards for Best Crab cakes & Best Seafood Restaurant many times. We’ve worked endless nights, weekends and all holidays to climb this mountain and now it’s time for us to enjoy the view. We are looking forward to enjoying the journey together.
“Becks will continue to serve our community with the same culinarily passion with the new owners that have been loyal employees for 14 years. Our most sincere Thank You, Cheryl & Randy”
New Dollar General format opens in Easton
A new type of Dollar General, called a DG Market, has opened in Easton at 421 W. Milton St. The new store format comes with an expanded selection of meats, fruits and vegetables, the company announced in a news release.
“We are excited to provide Easton residents with our new DG Market format and look forward to welcoming customers to our new location,” said Matthew Simonsen, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “At Dollar General, we are committed to serving our customers with a pleasant shopping experience and strive to be a good corporate citizen. The new DG Market format aims to provide the Easton community with closer access to fresh and healthier foods and a convenient location to purchase the items they want and need at everyday low prices. We hope our customers will enjoy the new store.”
In addition to the national and private branded products Dollar General carries, the new Easton location includes an expanded party preparation selection.
Dollar General plans to employ about 10-to-15 people, depending on the individual needs of the store. Apply online at www.dollargeneral.com/careers.
Two grand openings in Allentown
Two small businesses held grand opening celebrations in Allentown last week.
The Dance Dietitian, borne out of a passion for educating people and helping people to feel well, held its soiree on Tuesday, and assembly88 for Women, an addition to the men’s shop assembly88 on Hamilton Street offering women’s clothing and footwear, officially opened on Wednesday.
Corrine Kanetski is both a ballroom dance instructor/former professional competitor and a registered dietitian. With over 20 years’ experience teaching ballroom dance and over 10 years’
experience as a registered dietitian, she is providing nutritional counseling for weight and disease management and general wellness.
The Dance Dietitian Ballroom Dance and Wellness Center, 602 N St Cloud St., offers both on- and offsite services. Private and group instruction are available at the studio to learn a variety of ballroom dances like foxtrot, waltz, tango, rumba, cha cha, swing and more.
One-on-one nutritional counseling is available both on site and via telehealth appointments. Kanetski offers a free 15-minute consultation to assess individual needs before designing a personalized nutrition program.
For more information, call 610-744-2711 or visit www. thedancedietitian.com
Longtime business owner and Allentown City Councilmember Santo Napoli decided to add an addition to his assembly88 and took a recently vacated space next door to 544 Hamilton St. and expand into women’s clothing and footwear.
The women’s shop adds 1,650 square feet to assembly88, three fitting rooms and 12 new employees. Women can shop brands like Barbour, Vuori, Lilly Pulitzer, Patagonia, Z Supply, Faherty, Marine Layer, Olukai and more.
The shop is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays and closed on Mondays. The women’s shop will be added to assembly88.com in late November.
For more information visit assembly88.com or call 610-433-7625.