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Fresh & Easy Market Coming Soon, But Not Quite Yet

The chain that likes to refer to itself as a 'neighborhood market' is opening a smaller store in Laguna Niguel called Fresh & Easy Express, but not for a while.

Laguna Niguel appears to be a hot spot for supermarkets to set up shop.

Last year, signed a lease to take over the former , but it still has not opened.

A few weeks ago, and, wait, there's still more market news.

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As previously reported by Laguna Niguel Patch, a Fresh & Easy sign was posted in a former video store stating it was coming soon to the center. Well, it is, and here's the skinny: It's going to be an “express market.”

“In order to open stores in even more communities, we are testing a handful of 3,000-square-foot stores called Fresh & Easy Express including the site in Laguna Niguel,” said Brendon Wonnacott, a spokesperson for the market chain. “We’re always looking to serve more neighborhoods and the smaller format will help us accomplish that.”

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For those unfamiliar with the chain, Wonnacott described it as a “modern, 21st century neighborhood market.”

But residents should not get their green shopping bags ready quite yet. It's going to be a while before they can start stocking up on groceries. The company does not yet have a time frame for the store's opening, Wonnacott said.

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