Smart & Final, a US grocery warehouse store chain, is set to open an expanded store in Hanford, California to offer customers a wider selection of household and club-sized products.

The new 35,000sft Smart & Final Extra! store, which will open on 29 January at at 552 N. 11th Ave., will be nearly three times the original store.

Smart & Final said that the old store, located at 880 E W Lacey Blvd., will close on 28 January.

The new grocery warehouse store in Hanford will be opened daily from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM.

The new Smart & Final store will sell meats, fresh and organic produce, frozen and packaged grocery items and also household and personal care products. The expanded store will have a bulk department that will house scoopable grains, coffee, nuts and others, a produce section, and ready-to-eat oven-roasted chickens.

The Smart & Final Extra! store in Hanford will offer 60 new jobs.

Chris Cassera – Store Manager of Smart & Final Extra! store in Hanford said: “Smart & Final has been a part of the Hanford community for almost 50 years.

“We’re thrilled to be able to provide our household and business customers with a one-stop shop in the Central Valley with the new Extra! store, one that promises to provide the community with even greater variety and value, and without a membership fee.”

Earlier this month, Smart & Final opened a new grocery warehouse store in Los Angeles.

  California, Chris Cassera, Hanford, Smart & Final, USA