"Announced in a store press release on Friday, March 28, the Canada-based Asian grocery chain will open a new location at City Center (2675 Geary Boulevard), the same shopping complex that houses Target and PetSmart and located just across the street from Trader Joe’s. The store will focus on Asian food products and the chain’s private-label brand and will feature a hot food counter and bakery; prepared food items include “Peking duck, crispy papa chicken, BBQ items, and a sushi counter,” according to the announcement. The included bakery will sell over 150 types of baked bread and over 50 pastries, such as a Napoleon Portuguese egg tart and lava mochi puffs, and the spirits section emphasizes Korean soju and Japanese sake. This will be the chain’s second announced Bay Area location and its fourth U.S. location overall — the brand first launched stateside in Bellevue, Washington, in December 2024 — and aims to open the San Francisco store in winter 2026; a separate location at Westgate Center in San Jose is projected for fall 2025." - Dianne de Guzman