Grocery Outlet fills the grocery gap in North Redondo
Redondo Beach Grocery Outlet owners Karie Stepanski and Steve Uhrinak. Photo Artesia Boulevard has a supermarket again. Grocery Outlet finally opened its doors last Thursday, June 6, filling a long-empty gap for those who missed having a supermarket near the intersection of Artesia and Rindge Road. Grocery Outlet, and its building-mate CVS Pharmacy, take over the long-vacant space that once held a Haggen, an Albertsons and — once upon a time — a Lucky’s market. “I’m just thrilled there’s a grocery store there; much better than that empty lot, that’s for sure,” said Redondo Beach Councilwoman Laura Emdee, who was at the store’s friends-and-family soft opening on Wednesday evening. Store owners Steve Uhrinak and Karie Stepanski agree; the husband-and-wife team has worked to open the store for the better part of the last year. It’s not the first time that the two have worked in that building; both worked at the Albertsons supermarket that eventually became a Haggen before ultimately closing in 2016. “It’s awesome; there’s nothing better than being close to home, and it’s always been a great location,” said Uhrinak. In recent years, he and Stepanski worked at a Long Beach-area Grocery…
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