Business & Tech

Construction Begins On 27th Street Grocery Store

GFS Marketplace will operate a 15,900-square-foot store north of Rawson Avenue.

Construction is under way on Gordon Food Services' new store on 27th Street.

The GFS Marketplace will be 15,900-square-foot store north of Rawson Avenue on the Franklin side of 27th.

The facility will be used for retail, though plans allow for a future restaurant and outdoor dining expansion.

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GFS is known primarily as a food-service distributor but also has more than 140 Marketplace retail stores in nine states, including one that opened last October on Miller Park Way.

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