The Asian Bakalini H Mart is preparing to open a place in the Seattle neighborhood in Ballar, according to Seattle TimesS
The trader has applied for a new alcohol license in state alcohol and cannabis.
Earlier, the site housed a new seasons market and is surrounded by other groceries such as Fred Mayer, Merchant Joe, Safeway and Town & Country.
H Mart, which offers Asian cuisine, including seafood, products and meat, for the first time entered the Seattle market in 2017 and is currently operating several places in and around the city. Three stores are in the city center and five others are federal, Redmond, Linwood, Bellevue and Tacom – are located near Seattle.
Asian cuisine has become increasingly popular in the US grocery market. H Mart is a $ 2 billion company with nearly 100 stores across the country. Last year, the chain bought an entire San Francisco shopping center for $ 37 million.
Weee!, Online Asian Food Shop estimated at $ 4.1 billion, and a 99 ranch market, which specializes in food from China and Taiwan, also competes in the market.
Mega Mart, another Korean grocer, also focuses on Korean food and manages several places across the country.
The Korean grocer Jagalci plans to open a store and a restaurant with an area of 75,000 square meters in San Francisco on March 28. The store will include a seafood counter and a oyster bar, a bakery and two cocktail bars.