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Market Basket opens its fourth Maine store at the Downs in Scarborough

The Daily Portland teamFrom today’s edition · 1 min read · 2 sources

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If you've been waiting on a new grocery option, Market Basket opened its fourth Maine store at 70 Market St. in Scarborough on Friday morning. WGME says it's Scarborough's third major grocery store, and a spokesperson says the store has already hired 350 employees.

The new Scarborough Market Basket by the numbers

80,000 sq. ft.
for the new Scarborough store
350
jobs the store adds
550 acres
across the Downs development

Sources: Mainebiz, WGME

The store joins Market Basket locations in Topsham, Westbrook and Biddeford. Mainebiz reports it's expected to be the first retail tenant in ' Town Center. It sits near the Costco in the Innovation District, north of the Town Center.

  • Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday
  • Sunday hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • Selection: over 50,000 products
  • Location: corner of Market Street and Scarborough Downs Road

Market Basket arrives as the Downs' first Town Center retailer

  1. 1917Market Basket's first store opens in Lowell, Massachusetts.
  2. 2023Costco opens in ' Innovation District.
  3. Nov. 6Market Basket opens its fourth Maine store at the Downs.

Sources: Mainebiz, WGME

Sources: Mainebiz, WGME

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