Safeway is celebrating this week’s grand opening of its new Surprise location in the Sterling Grove area at 17230 W. Peoria Ave.
The community is invited to attend the celebration at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 8.
As part of the event, the Safeway Foundation will award $112,000 in grants to local schools and nonprofit organizations.
In addition, Mayor Skip Hall along with community leaders will speak at the event. Guests will also be able to enjoy a variety of food samplings and drawings for prizes and gift cards.
“We’re thrilled to unveil this beautiful and highly upgraded Safeway store in Surprise,” said Carl Huntington, president of the Southwest Division for Safeway. “This new location will give shoppers the finest selection of foods, along with a wonderful experience each time they visit us.”
The new store was developed by the Common Bond Development Group.
“Safeway is the ideal anchor for the new Sterling Grove Shopping Center,” said Brian Frakes, principal of Common Bond Development Group, the developer of the project. “Surprise has grown nearly 300% over the past decade plus, and being able to anchor with an exceptional grocery operator like Safeway will continue to establish this red-hot submarket.”
The new store features a full-service, drive-up pharmacy, drive-thru grocery pickup, expanded Starbucks and seating area, designer floral department and a premier produce department featuring the best of locally grown fruits and vegetables including a variety of topline organic produce.
The meat and seafood department affords shoppers an elaborate assortment of fine cut meats, poultry, and seafood. In addition, the store features a world-class expansive wine and craft beer section along with a full-service sushi counter.
For shoppers who believe in eating dessert first, Safeway’s bakery has every item possible when it comes to indulging in something sweet. Shoppers will never have to compromise with Safeway’s new deli and cheese departments. Both feature an assortment of domestic and international cheeses, meats, salads, and sandwiches, fresh and ready to go daily.
Safeway is investing in the community by providing grants to the following schools and nonprofit organizations:
- Shadow Ridge High School - $2,000
- Shadow Ridge High School Marching Band - $2,000
- Shadow Ridge High School Cheerleaders - $2,000
- Willow Canyon High School - $2,000
- Willow Canyon High School Marching Band - $2,000
- Willow Canyon High School Cheerleaders - $2,000
- Mountain View School - $2,000
- Canyon Ridge Elementary School - $2,000
- Cimarron Springs Middle School - $2,000
- Sunset Hills Elementary School - $2,000
- Western Peaks Elementary School - $2,000
- Fighter Country Foundation - $10,000
- Archer-Ragsdale Arizona Chapter Tuskegee Airmen, Inc -$10,000
- Dysart Community Center - $15,000
- Valley View Food Bank - $15,000
- St. Mary’s Food Bank - $15,000
- Falcon Warbirds Foundation - $25,000
