A new kind of supermarket is opening its doors in Centereach, and it\u2019s part of a growing shift in the grocery business.<\/p>\n
Sprouts Farmers Market will officially open its first New York state location on Middle Country Road on Friday morning, offering shoppers a farmers-market-style alternative to traditional supermarkets.<\/p>\n
Unlike many large grocery chains, Sprouts is designed to feel open and easy to navigate. The aisles are lower, allowing customers to see across the store, and the focus is on fresh, local produce and items such as antibiotic-free chicken.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re not your typical grocer,\u201d said Mychael Ramirez, of Sprouts Farmers Market. \u201cWe want to provide that farmers market feel seven days a week, rain or shine, and that\u2019s reflected in our stores. It\u2019s why they\u2019re bright, they\u2019re light, they\u2019re airy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Centereach opening comes as the supermarket industry continues to evolve. While some long-standing grocery chains have closed locations, newer markets are moving in\u2014often by specializing in specific products or shopping experiences.<\/p>\n
That strategy appears to be resonating with Long Island shoppers. Thousands lined up when Wegmans opened its Lake Grove location last year, drawn in part by its extensive selection of ready-to-eat meals and specialty foods.<\/p>\n
Marketing experts say this kind of differentiation is becoming increasingly important.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuccessful businesses are the ones that stand out, that offer something unique to consumers,\u201d said Stacey Finkelstein, a marketing professor at Stony Brook University. \u201cYou will definitely see a shift toward stores that are specializing more to meet the needs of specific consumer segments.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sprouts\u2019 Centereach store marks the company\u2019s entry into the New York market, and some local residents say they\u2019re eager to see what it offers.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited that it\u2019s coming to town,\u201d said Lynne LaPolla of Miller Place, who works in Centereach. \u201cI look forward to going.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sprouts Farmers Market will open to the public Friday morning at 7 a.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new kind of supermarket is opening its doors in Centereach, and it\u2019s part of a growing shift…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":116838,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[51641,51640,9220,9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":["post-116837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-centereach","tag-farmers-market","tag-grocery-store","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-headlines","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-state","tag-new-york-state-headlines","tag-new-york-state-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116837","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116837"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116837\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116837"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116837"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}