Lunds & Byerly's

New Lunds to Open in Downtown Minneapolis

Grand opening scheduled for June 14, 2012!

We will be opening the doors to our newest full-service Lunds grocery store and wines and spirits shop in downtown Minneapolis on June 14, 2012!

Please join us at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 14 for our grand opening ceremony. It will be held in the parking lot of our Lunds grocery store and will include remarks from our CEO, Tres Lund, Mayor R.T. Rybak and Councilmember Lisa Goodman. The ribbon cutting will signal the opening of our store at 10 a.m.

Lunds grocery store: The future Lunds on the corner of 12th Street and Hennepin Avenue

About the grocery store:
The new Lunds on the corner of 12th Street and Hennepin Avenue will occupy approximately 20,000 square feet. This store will feature an impressive selection of foods produced locally and sourced from around the world, including prepared foods, dry-aged beef, sustainable seafood and USDA-certified organic produce. Additional amenities will include a Caribou Coffee and floral arrangements from Bachman’s.

The grocery store is housed in a building constructed in 1912 by the Reno Motor Company. It’s one of the earliest automotive buildings that still exist along Hennepin Avenue. Floor to ceiling windows once showcased shiny new vehicles. Today, similar windows will show off our incredible food offerings.

Because of our commitment to refurbish and reuse existing building materials, we will be going through the process of acquiring LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, making this our first truly “green” grocery store.

Lunds Wine Market: This rendering shows the urban rain garden, patio seating area and rear entrance to the future Lunds Wine Market at 1208 Harmon Place.

About the wines and spirits shop:
We’ll also be opening a 4,100-square-foot wines and spirits shop on the corner of 12th Street with a global selection of microbrews, wines and spirits in the adjacent building at 1208 Harmon Avenue. Nestled between the grocery store and liquor store will be an urban rain garden featuring a patio seating area.

The Wine and Spirits shop, known as the Sturr-Bullard Motor Company building, was originally built in 1914 and served as a showroom for Nash and Ford vehicles. Large carved oak panels and beams, once admired while showcasing new Ford Model Ts, will continue to adorn the ceiling of this Wines & Spirits shop.

There’s a rich history to these buildings and we’re looking forward to preserving their retail heritage while providing today’s urban residents and workers with a shopping experience that’s second to none.