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‘A Fresh Market On Steroids’: Massive New Grocery Store Opens In Vernon Hills

The 100,000-square-foot store features bakery, sushi station, prepared foods and expanded international offerings.

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A new grocery store described as “a fresh market on steroids” has opened in Vernon Hills, bringing a massive, expanded shopping experience to the Marketplace at Vernon Hills shopping center.

Farmer's Best Market occupies about 100,000 square feet in a repurposed former Bed Bath & Beyond space and an adjacent unit at 413 N. Milwaukee Ave., offering an unusually large layout designed to serve a wide range of shoppers. It features extensive fresh produce, large meat and prepared foods departments, a European bakery, sushi station and a broad mix of international grocery items, according to the Daily Herald.

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Owner Nick Merikas said the goal is to offer “everything the neighborhood wants and then some,” with the store employing about 120 workers, according to the Daily Herald.

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