New Sendik's Planned For Marquette University Campus

MILWAUKEE, WI – A new Sendik’s grocery store will open in the heart of the Marquette campus on the northeast corner of 16th and West Wells Streets, university officials announced Wednesday.

The store, which is anticipated to be a catalyst for additional area development, will open during the 2017-18 academic year.

“From my earliest days as president at Marquette, I told our students and our partners in the Near West Side that bringing a top-quality grocer to our community was the highest priority,” Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell said in a prepared statement.

The new Sendik’s store will be an innovative, small-store-format model. This Marquette location will also feature Sendik’s Express, the local grocer’s online ordering and curbside pick-up service. The store, which will be approximately 4,800 square feet, will serve students, faculty, staff and neighbors. It will feature healthy snacks, single-serve meals, and Sendik’s signature fresh produce.

Sendik’s expects to employ about 20 associates from the community, especially students who can balance their education with part-time work.

This will mark the 19th store for Sendik’s Food Markets. Balistreri said it will follow a similar model to Fresh2GO stores that Sendik’s recently opened in Greendale and Bayside, but be tailored for the campus community. The new Sendik’s will be a part of Business Improvement District (BID) 10, whose focus is to recruit new businesses to the near west side neighborhoods.

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