Pete's Fresh Market coming to Bridgeview

Pete's Fresh Market will open a new store next year at 103rd and Harlem in Bridgeview.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Pete's Fresh Market, a locally owned independent grocery store chain headquartered at 43rd Street and Pulaski Road on Chicago's Southwest Side, has purchased the former Cubs Foods store at 103rd Street and Harlem Avenue in Bridgeview and has been remodeling the store.

The 40-year-old company has nine locations in Chicago, Evergreen Park, Calumet City and Oakbrook Terrace, and a 10th is getting ready to open at Western and Madison avenues.

The Bridgeview property is about 69,000 square feet and most recently was home to a short-lived Melrose Fresh Market. The store is expected to open sometime next year.

Calls to Pete's corporate offices for comment were not returned, but Pete's stores typically are full-service supermarkets with bakeries, produce, meat, dairy and liquor departments. Stores also feature deli counters and hot food departments.

The company is in an expansion mode and besides the new Chicago store has plans to build new stores in Willowbrook and Orland Park. Some supermarket analysts have said the company may also be interested in some of the Dominick's Finer Foods stores set to close by the end of the month.

Binny's opens in Evergreen, Danimal to appear

A Binny's Beverage Depot opened last month in the former Bleeker's Bowl at 3447 W. 95th St. in Evergreen Park. 

The store has a shrine of sorts to Bleeker's, complete with 20 original bowling pins, 28 bowling balls and an assortment of bowling shoes.

Hang out with Chicago football legend, Dan Hampton on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 1-2:30 p.m. courtesy of Pernod Ricard USA. Danimal will sign sports memorabilia and pose for photographs.

Discovery Clothing to hold grand opening

Discovery Clothing Company will celebrate the grand opening from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Dec. 7, of its new Chicago Ridge location at 238 Commons Drive.

As part of the opening, the first 100 shoppers receive a free pair of jeans and the first 200 shoppers receive free Discovery Clothing Co. pink heart cupcakes from Oak Lawn's Simply Sweet Creations. 

There also will be $100 gift card giveaways throughout the morning and an in-store raffle for a tablet.

A DJ will be spinning jams throughout the morning and a fashion photographer will be on hand to capture all the fun with real time photo uploads to the company's Facebook page.

Discovery Clothing has expanded to become Chicago's largest independently owned discount retailer with 30 stores, owned by two brothers, in the Chicago area; Wisconsin, Indiana and Florida. All merchandise is $25 or less.

For information, call 773-777-4494 or visit www.DiscoveryClothing.com.

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at Comings & Goings.