New Aldi retail grocery store planned for former Massillon Kmart site

MASSILLON – The former Kmart web page is netting more than just a huge storage heart and Chipotle restaurant.

An Aldi retail grocery retailer is the upcoming organization slated to go into the northeast corner of Lincoln Way E and 27th Street NE, according to a lease memorandum submitted with the Stark County recorder.

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An current setting up — previously Charlie’s cafe — is to be reconstructed for a new, 19,054 sq.-foot creating, which will household the new Aldi retail outlet on about 1.8 acres. The lease arrangement is for 20 yrs.

Aldi and Chipotle are independent but relevant sections of an ongoing approach to revamp the about 108,000-sq.-foot Kmart constructing and multi-acre assets that the retailer past occupied in 2017. The substantial structure is staying transformed into a significant indoor/out of doors storage facility, which will be known as Area Shop Self Storage.

The conversion of the Kmart structure will accommodate around 700 particular person storage units of various measurements.

Massillon awaits extra specifics on proposed Aldi

David Maley, Massillon’s economic growth director, mentioned the city has still to acquire a official internet site approach and lease information regarding the prepared Aldi store from property owner, Pittsburgh-based mostly Kamin Realty. Even so, he claimed development at the 11.7-acre tract on Lincoln Way that includes Chipotle, the planned Aldi and the storage middle is a important as well as.

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“The way factors are functioning out, it will put the (overall) property to great use,” Maley mentioned.

Another new unspecified enterprise seems to be in the operates for the home instantly west of Chipotle and east of O’Reilly Automobile Elements.

City Councilman Ted Herncane, D-at significant, said the Aldi, Chipotle and unknown company ought to act as an suitable visibility buffer concerning Lincoln Way and the storage centre.

“I am pleased to see the moving ahead with the Charlie’s web site, and the velocity that the new Chipotle is going in,” stated Herncane, who chairs council’s Economic Progress Committee.

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A lot more Aldi stores in Stark County

In 2019, an Aldi keep opened on the Menards’ property at 3725 Erie St. S in Massillon.

Aldi is planning to use a 25,000-sq.-foot area of the previous Fishers Food items store at 8100 Cleveland Ave. NW in Simple Township. Domestically-owned Fishers shut that retailer in January.

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Design for the Simple retail store is envisioned to begin in June, and Aldi hopes to have the location open in the fall.

The Massillon store on Lincoln Way E aims to be the eighth Aldi locale in Stark County.

General, Aldi has close to 2,00 merchants in 36 states and employs approximately 30,000 people, in accordance to the chain’s website.

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