Iconic Manhattan Grocery Chain Closes Chelsea Location After Over 20 Years
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An iconic Manhattan grocery chain has closed its Chelsea location after more than 20 years in business.
The Garden of Eden store on West 23rd Street, near Seventh Avenue, closed last week, its office confirmed. Signs that had been hanging in the window up till the closure thanked customers for their loyalty over the years and announced a 40-percent discount off goods in the store.
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Store manager Nargis Khatun told DNAInfo, "There's a lot of competition in this area."
"The people appreciate this store -- people are going to miss this store, definitely," she said.
Garden of Eden has two other stores open in Manhattan, one in Union Square and another in Morningside Heights.
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The Trader Joe's fandom continues to grow in New York City. The supermarket chain has announced plans to open at 233 Spring Street in 2017.
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Trader Joe's will also be opening a Manhattan location in 2017 at 670 Columbus Ave., according to the chain.
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Trader Joe's will also be opening a new Brooklyn location in 2017 at City Point, at 445 Gold. St.
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Wegmans will open a 113,000-square-foot store in Hanover, New Jersey, on July 23.
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Wegmans' second northern New Jersey location will open in Montvale on Sept. 24. The store has also announced plans to open in New York City next year.
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Wegmans plans to open its first New York City store at the Brooklyn Navy Yard next year, though no date has been set.
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Whole Foods opened a much anticipated location at Bryant Park in January of 2017.
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A long-awaited Whole Foods opened in Newark's Hahne & Co. mixed-use complex on Broad Street in March of 2017.
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German-based supermarket chain Lidl is making its United States debut with a slew of stores in New Jersey, but not until 2018. Aldi is Lidl's main competitor in Europe. More on Lidl here.
