EDMONDS — Aisles stocked with exotic produce, fresh seafood and grocery items with an international flavor will fill much of the former Edmonds K-mart building by next spring.
After making renovations to the space, 99 Ranch Market hopes to open its 22nd store at 22511 Highway 99 S. The market chain’s parent company, Tawa Supermarkets Inc., confirmed last week that it has leased the 77,000 square feet left empty by K-mart’s departure in June.
Well-known in Southern California, 99 Ranch Markets feature Asian specialties, including hard-to-find produce, fresh fish and grocery items from the other side of the Pacific.
The deal with the grocery chain makes the Edmonds property, owned by Bellevue’s Nat Franklin, the first of the closed Kmart locations in the region to gain a tenant.
Alan Lee of Tawa, which is based in Buena Park, Calif., said the Asian supermarket will use about 55,000 square feet and lease the remaining space to other businesses, such as restaurants and small retailers. The store, which could open in March, will be among the largest in the chain.
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