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Big Y plans changes to its Tower Square store
SPRINGFIELD — Big Y will close its Big Y Express Fresh Market location in Springfield's Tower Square for two weeks starting July 4, reconfiguring the space and swapping out product categories.
In an emailed response to questions from The Republican, Big Y spokeswoman Aimee Diliberto said customers want more quick-meal solutions and convenience store items.
Big Y will add lottery products, tobacco, greeting cards, balloons, gift cards, an expanded selection of grab-and-go items and beverages. Coolers at the store already are starting to look a little bare, but employees said that the site is only drawing down inventory ahead of the shutdown.
Apparently some grocery items and cooler space will be eliminated. But fresh fruits and veggies will still be available. Gone will be items like canned goods, now stocked in the center of the store.
The Tower Square Big Y is scheduled to reopen on July 21.
Big Y opened in Tower Square two years ago in July 2023, taking over what had most recently been a CVS drugstore that also had access to the street.
The store was subsidized by a $1 million city grant funded by the American Rescue Plan Act. The grant was meant to support the opening of a full-service grocery store in the downtown.
But there were growing pains and the difficulty of stocking a store that appeals to downtown residents, as well as to workers in Tower Square and nearby buildings. There is often little foot traffic on weekends, for example. A few months after it opened, Charles L. D'Amour, executive chairman of the Big Y board, told The Republican that the company was still adjusting the product mix.
The store opened with a coffee station and sushi. It appears busy, especially in the mornings and at lunchtime.
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