FLINT, MI -- Community members shop at the new Hamady grocery store on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at the corner of Clio and Pierson Roads.

The store held a gala ribbon cutting on Tuesday, July 24, and opened for business on Wednesday, July 25. Regular hours of operation run from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. seven days a week.

The new store is open on Flint's north side in the Hallwood Plaza at the corner of Clio and Pierson roads. The last Hamady store closed more than two decades ago.

The original supermarket chain started in 1911 with a small store on East Dayton Street and Industrial Avenue in Flint, opened by Michael Hamady and his cousin Kamol Hamady.

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The store has all the fixtures of a large grocery store, including a pharmacy, deli, bakery, produce and meat sections. However, this store also features a soul food buffet and cafe, a dollar section and a Made in Michigan product section.

The store will open with a total of 112 full- and part-time employees.

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"Hamady is a Flint icon. Everybody remembers Hamady. Even younger kids, even younger people," store owner James McColgan Jr. has said. "Hamady is still a drawing force in the city of Flint. I am very proud and honored to be a part of the Hamady family and the Hamady name."

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