New grocery store to become oasis in Wichita food desert

The Save-A-Lot grocery store at 1640 S. Broadway is set to open at 8 a.m. Wednesday, with a ceremony that includes city officials.

The store will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.

“It will be a short ceremony, and then we’ll get people shopping right away,” said Marcus Scarborough, vice president of community engagement for store owner Honor Capital.

Honor Capital is a veteran-led, for-profit company based in Tulsa that aims to build and operate small grocery stores in “food deserts,” areas without a local grocery store within a few miles.

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