St. Vincent de Paul thrift store moving to Orland Park

Berkot's will be opening later this year in the former Sentry Foods in Midlothian.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

The St. Vincent de Paul Society is holding a closing sale at its Midlothian thrift store in advance of moving the store to Orland Park.

The store at 4644 W. 147th St. has discounted merchandise to 75 percent off from July 14 to July 22. Anything that remains unsold will be sold for $1 from July 23 to July 26. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

The store, which has been operating in Midlothian for more than 20 years, will close on July 26 and reopen later this year in the former Sears Appliance and Hardware store at 7010 W. 159th St. in Orland Park. 

Remodeling has already begun on the 11,000-square-foot store that closed earlier this year, which is about twice the size of the current space in Midlothian.

St. Vincent de Paul said it would  announce a grand opening date for the new store on its website. 

Bargain hunters are asked to shop at the society's other thrift stores at 9321 S. Western Ave. in Chicago and at 1125 S. Milwaukee Ave. in Libertyville.

Proceeds from the thrift stores help the society operate food pantries and provide emergency vouchers and other programs for the needy.

Berkot's to open in Midlothian

While Midlothian may be losing its thrift store, it will be regaining a supermarket when Mokena-based Berkot's Super Foods opens later this year in the former Sentry Foods store at 4640 W. 147th St.

The deal for the Midlothian location was announced last week on the supermarket's Facebook page:
 

"We are proud to announce that the people of Midlothian will be getting their very own Berkot's! It will be located at 147th and Cicero in the former Sentry and thrift store location. Thank you to Village President Sharon Rybak and the Midlothian board for allowing Berkot's to become a part of the community!"

Sentry Foods closed March 17 after being in business at that location for 22 years.

The Midlothian store is expected to open by December. It will be the 16th store for the supermarket chain that got its start in a former grocery store in Mokena in 1990. The company has a history of opening in former supermarkets instead of building new construction.

Health foods store moves into new digs in Orland

New Vitality Health Foods will hold its grand opening from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, at its new home at 14225 S. 95th Avenue, Suite 410, in the Orland Park Crossing. The ribbon cutting is set for noon.

Store hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
 

Owner Barbara Griffin said the store has been in Orland Park for 25 years and sells gluten-free and allergy-friendly foods and nutritional supplements.