Is H Mart still opening in Sacramento nearly one year after it was announced?

(FOX40.COM) — It has been nearly one year since H Mart announced it was opening a Sacramento location.

The New Jersey-based Korean supermarket chain announced on June 2023 that it was planning to open a location on 6366 Mack Road in South Sacramento.

An opening hasn’t been announced, but there are still plans to open a store in the vacant building on Mack Road.

A representative from H Mart told FOX40.com in January that they were “actively engaged in the preparations” for store renovation.

On Friday, a spokesperson with the City of Sacramento told FOX40.com in an email that the supermarket chain is in the process of renovations after getting a permit to start tenant improvements.

Renovations include remodeling the exterior and interior of the building, according to city documents.

The Sacramento location will be H Mart’s first store in the area, adding to the supermarket chain’s 17 stores in California. The supermarket chain has a Northern California presence with stores already in San Francisco and San Jose.

In addition to grocery items, the new H Mart location will allow customers to grab food to-go from its food hall, which will feature Asian cuisines, according to a June 2023 press release.

“Carrying over from H Mart’s previous successes in California, H Mart’s first branch in South Sacramento will be the newest food lover destination,” H Mart President Brain Kwon said in the June 2023 release. “Our main priority is always to serve and satisfy the needs of the surrounding communities.”

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