Image By NuGrocery.com.
By Quinn Abugov
Another month, another major business announcement for the Main Street commercial corridor came in July when a much-needed and long-awaited grocery operation was announced for Old Ottawa East and its residents. In an online Twitter challenge, Nu Grocery revealed that it would be opening up a new grocery outlet in Corners on Main this Fall.
Nu Grocery, which has operated a 100% waste-free grocery store in Hintonburg since 2017, intends to bring the same successful concept to Old Ottawa East.
Nu Grocery patrons are expected to provide all of their own containers and packaging, which can be purchased at the store or online. The novel concept has proven popular in other cities across Canada, including Vancouver, Toronto, Waterloo, Montreal and Halifax, as shoppers seeking to contribute positively to the environment feel good about limiting their personal waste.
The grocery store will fill a much-needed void for the community. In a series of interviews published in The Mainstreeter in 2018, both newcomers to the neighbourhood and experienced real estate agents familiar with the community indicated that a grocery store in Old Ottawa East was the greatest commercial/ retail gap needing to be filled in the community.
While for some residents in the community, a more mainstream grocery chain might have been preferable, Nu Grocery is expected to tie in nicely to the existing business landscape of Old Ottawa East which features a number of environmentally-conscious retail alternatives. For more information on Nu Grocery, visit the store’s website at www.nugrocery.com.
