Piper area residents have been asking for their own free-standing grocery store for a number of years, and finally one will open on Thursday, April 1, at The Legends Outlets.
Aldi will open a grocery store Thursday at 1945 N. 110th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
It will be the first free-standing grocery store at The Legends Outlets, also. The store is located to the west of Penney’s in the Legends area, near 110th and Parallel.
Until now, The Legends and Piper area only has had grocery aisles or departments in Walmart, Sam’s Club and Target. For a long time, residents of the area have driven to grocery stores near 81st and Parallel, 77th and State, Bonner Springs or across the county line into Basehor.
According to a Legends Outlets spokeswoman, the new Aldi at the Legends Outlets features environmentally friendly building materials.
It is almost double the size of an average Aldi store and will have open ceilings, natural lighting and 20,000 square feet of fresh groceries, according to the spokeswoman.
The store offers a curated selection of Aldi-exclusive brands, and Aldi is known for its affordability and reasonable prices, according to the spokesman.
More than 90 percent of the grocery store’s items are Aldi’s exclusive products.
The new location also will offer curbside pickup and grocery delivery, according to the spokeswoman.
Aldi operates another Kansas City, Kansas, grocery store at 48th and State Avenue.
According to the UG’s property records, the new Aldi store is in the Piper school district.
Aldi has about 2,000 stores in 37 states and is on track to become the third-largest grocery retailer by the end of 2022, according to the spokeswoman.
The Legends Outlets have more than 100 designer outlets, retail, dining and entertainment destinations, including the newly opened 1 Million Cuts Barber Studio, Sephora, Puma and Tory Burch outlet stores.
Hours of the new store will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Sunday.
Love shopping here. Thanks for opening one close to me.