Earth Fare grocer opens Westgate Mall store as part of national expansion

 

Published: Wednesday, December 07, 2011, 8:00 PM    Updated: Thursday, December 08, 2011, 12:10 PM

 

By Janet Cho, The Plain Dealer

 

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- Earth Fare, a niche North Carolina grocer, on Wednesday opened the second of what it hopes will be several stores in Northeast Ohio.

 

The privately owned, non-union supermarket opened its doors at Westgate Mall roughly seven months after it entered Ohio with its Fairlawn store on May 18.

 

It bills itself as a "healthy supermarket," because it carries foods that contain no artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners or fragrances.

 

It also bans foods with antibiotics, synthetic growth hormones, and high-fructose corn syrup.

 

"It's the best opening we've ever had in the history of the company," in terms of sales and the number of shoppers who walked in, Chief Executive Jack Murphy said of Wednesday's opening. He would not provide specific numbers...

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/12/earth_fare_grocer_opens_westgate_mall_store_as_part_of_national_expansion.html

This is across West 210th from Westgate. Yay, more suburban retail...... :(

 

Fairview Park voters approve rezoning allowing new retail development

By Bruce Geiselman, Northeast Ohio Media Group

on November 05, 2014 at 12:05 AM, updated November 05, 2014 at 12:06 AM

 

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- Five issues on the November ballot allowing the development of a new retail area on residential land near Westgate Shopping Center passed citywide by wide margins.

 

Issues 43-46 all are passed citywide by about 71 percent to 29 percent. Issue 47 passed citywide by a slightly smaller 69 percent to 31 percent margin. A majority of residents in Ward 2 also must approve the measures. That breakdown from the Board of Elections was not immediately available.

 

The five issues would rezone four rental homes on West 210th Street and one property at 3255 Glenbar Drive from residential to general business.

 

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