The Rochester area's newest Aldi supermarket will open its doors on Thursday morning in Chili.

The store is one of four major tenants that have already opened or are near to opening in the former KMart store at 3170 Chili Avenue. The space was vacated in 2017 when Sears Holdings closed numerous stores across the country. There are no longer any KMart stores in the Rochester area.

The formerly vacant space has been rebranded as the Chili Square plaza and includes not only the Aldi store, but also a Dollar Tree that opened last month. Other stores still under construction are a Big Lots and a Pet Supplies Plus.

Town Supervisor David Dunning has said additional plaza space will be filled with a fitness center, an urgent care center and a dance studio.

The official grand opening and ribbon cutting at Aldi's will be held at 8:25 a.m. Thursday. Early shoppers can enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win a year's supply of Aldi produce.

According to a company press release, the store will offer expanded choices for fresh food, including organic, convenience and easy-to-prepare options. The store will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Aldi also offers online grocery delivery via Instacart.

The Big Lots website does not show a planned opening date for that store and a company representative did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

The Pet Supplies Plus website says the Chili store is "coming soon" and notes that it will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. On Wednesday, workers were busy installing that store's new signage.

MCDERMOT@Gannett.com