Vernon ShopRite Opening Now Targeted For Early March

VERNON, CT — With advertisements springing up along both a highway and a secondary road, the target date for the new Vernon ShopRite to open is in early March, the town's economic development coordinator said Thursday.

It's March 8 to be exact. That date for the official grand opening is a bit later than the initial late-February target date, but not far off, Vernon Economic Development Coordinator Shaun Gately said.

The supermarket is located at the Tri-City Plaza, 25 Talcottville Road.

Back in May, Price Chopper announced it was abandoning the 99,000-square-foot space.

ShopRite almost immediately scooped up most of the Price Chopper space, with the remaining 27,000 square feet going to TJX-owned Homesense, a sister store to Home Goods and TJ Maxx, which are already there.

ShopRite Construction has been ongoing since last spring with the pharmacy remaining open.

A billboard along the Tolland/Vernon corridor of Interstate-84 appeared this week proclaiming ShopRite was "coming soon." A truck trailer with the same message is sitting in the Tri-City Plaza parking lot, visible from Route 83.