{"id":515707,"date":"2026-01-14T14:48:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/515707\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:48:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:48:13","slug":"california-based-latino-grocer-opens-first-store-in-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/515707\/","title":{"rendered":"California-based Latino grocer opens first store in Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>GLENDALE, AZ (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 A Latino grocery store from Southern California will welcome new customers in the Valley on Wednesday!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Vallarta Supermarkets is opening its first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/16\/latino-grocer-expands-with-first-ever-arizona-location\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/2025\/10\/16\/latino-grocer-expands-with-first-ever-arizona-location\/\">Arizona location<\/a> with a big Grand Opening celebration at 7 a.m. The new store is at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/94znTLELWQ7vdfR79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/94znTLELWQ7vdfR79\">59th Avenue and Camelback Road<\/a> in Glendale. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">The first 300 customers at the Grand Opening will receive a reusable bag full of groceries, according to the company. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">When Arizona\u2019s Family arrived at the store around 6:45 a.m., a line of customers was already wrapped around the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vallartasupermarkets.com\/en\/\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/vallartasupermarkets.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Vallarta Supermarkets<\/a> has been a popular grocer among Californians for over 40 years. The company says expanding to Arizona will meet the West Valley\u2019s demand for authentic Latino food.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">\u201cThis is more than just a store opening, it\u2019s the next chapter in Vallarta\u2019s story,\u201d Director of Marketing Lizette Gomez said when the store was announced. \u201cWe\u2019ve built our reputation on authenticity, quality, and community, and we\u2019re proud to bring that to Arizona for the very first time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Good Morning Arizona reporter Gibby Parra will be live from the <a href=\"https:\/\/vallartasupermarkets.com\/store-locations\/glendale-az-67-camelback-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/vallartasupermarkets.com\/store-locations\/glendale-az-67-camelback-road\/\">new supermarket<\/a> at 8 a.m. with a first look and more details!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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