The Fresh Market closed their store at Brighten Park last summer after about three years in business. The company at the same time closed a store on Scenic Highway in Snellville which is reportedly still available. The Brighten Park store is just under 25,000 square feet, according to a siteplan from property owner Regency Centers.

In Brookhaven, Lidl plans to open in the onetime Loehmann's turned The Fresh Market, in Dunwoody, Lidl plans to open in a onetime Harris Teeter turned Sprouts Farmers Market while in Peachtree Corners they plan to open in the Bruno's turned Earth Fare.

German discount grocer Lidl is ramping up its delayed metro Atlanta expansion with plans for several new stores. Renovation plans reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta indicate that Lidl plans to open new stores in Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Peachtree Corners next year. The stores, located at 2480 Briarcliff Road, 2480 Mount Vernon Road and 5270 Peachtree Parkway, would all open in place of former grocery stores.

German discount grocer Lidl is ramping up its delayed metro Atlanta expansion with plans for several new stores. Renovation plans reviewed by ToNeTo Atlanta indicate that Lidl plans to open new stores in Brookhaven, Dunwoody and Peachtree Corners next year. The stores, located at 2480 Briarcliff Road, 2480 Mount Vernon Road and 5270 Peachtree Parkway, would all open in place of former grocery stores.

The Dunwoody store, listed on the Mount Vernon shopping center's website as being just under 37,000 square feet, is actually closer to 34,000 square feet, due to a 2018 sublease to pet food store Hollywood Feed.

The Dunwoody store, listed on the Mount Vernon shopping center's website as being just under 37,000 square feet, is actually closer to 34,000 square feet, due to a 2018 sublease to pet food store Hollywood Feed.

ToNeTo Atlanta first reported August 2 that Emory University has leased the former Earth Fare at Emory Point for a new "Innovation Hub," the exact features of which the university has yet to announce.

The Peachtree Corners store is considerably smaller, a mere 23,500 square feet, according to marketing materials from SRS Real Estate Partners who was handling the marketing of the space on behalf of Earth Fare.

Lidl, which originally had strict plans to build freestanding, 36,000 square foot stores, has adopted a new, more nimble strategy in recent months . The grocer seems far more willing now to adapt to available real estate and take on existing spaces in markets it wishes to penetrate.

Lidl, which originally had strict plans to build freestanding, 36,000 square foot stores, has adopted a new, more nimble strategy in recent months . The grocer seems far more willing now to adapt to available real estate and take on existing spaces in markets it wishes to penetrate.

Interestingly, Lidl rival Aldi had several years ago expressed interest in the now former Earth Fare space but backed out over "demographic concerns." That said, Aldi did eventually open a store in the area in early 2017, when it took a roughly 17,400 square foot space in Peachtree Corners Marketplace on Peachtree Parkway, about two miles away. Earlier this May, Aldi also closed a store on Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross, their first closure in the state.

Interestingly, Lidl rival Aldi had several years ago expressed interest in the now former Earth Fare space but backed out over "demographic concerns." That said, Aldi did eventually open a store in the area in early 2017, when it took a roughly 17,400 square foot space in Peachtree Corners Marketplace on Peachtree Parkway, about two miles away. Earlier this May, Aldi also closed a store on Jimmy Carter Boulevard in Norcross, their first closure in the state.

Aldi, which entered America in 1976 and Georgia around 2002, currently has more than 50 stores in metro Atlanta and more than 1,600 nationwide.

Aldi, which entered America in 1976 and Georgia around 2002, currently has more than 50 stores in metro Atlanta and more than 1,600 nationwide.

The grocer said in 2015 that it planned to have 50 stores open in Georgia by 2018.

The grocer said in 2015 that it planned to have 50 stores open in Georgia by 2018.

Earlier this year, Lidl opened stores in Snellville, Marietta/Austell and Mableton, which joined the grocer's original Georgia store in Augusta, which opened in 2017. After a slower than expected start, however, the company significantly reduced their pipeline, delaying some stores indefinitely and cancelling others entirely.