Zion Market
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 A Zion Market at The Vista, Lewisville, Texas | |
Native name | 시은마켓 |
|---|---|
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | San Diego, California |
Number of locations | 6 (2024) |
Area served | California Georgia Texas |
| Owner | Hwang family[1] |
| Website | zionmarket |
Zion Market (Korean: 시은마켓) is an American supermarket chain mainly selling Korean foods and products. Some Japanese products are sold as well.[2] Founded in 1979, it has five locations throughout California, Georgia, and Texas. It is one of the largest Korean markets in North America.[3]
History[edit]
Zion Market was founded in 1979, in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California to combat the increasing demand for grocery stores by San Diego's rapidly expanding Asian community. Its location on Convoy Street was the first Korean grocery store in San Diego. It was originally 3,000 sq ft (280 m2), but acquired more space over the years, reaching 7,000 sq ft (650 m2).[2] In 2002, the store moved to Mercury Street and then Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in 2013.[4] It moved again to a different building on the same street in 2024. This store has 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) of retail space, a 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) rooftop food hall containing about ten restaurants, and a cocktail bar.[1][5][6]
The company established its second location in Hawaiian Gardens, California in 2006, and opened its third in 2008, in Irvine, California. The Buena Park, California location opened in 2013.[7] The Duluth, Georgia location was opened in 2017 and the second store in Koreatown, Los Angeles opened in 2019. Another on Western Avenue had been open before this store's opening.[2][a] Zion Market opened its Lewisville, Texas location in 2019.[9][10] The opening included a K-pop festival that featured acts like Weki Meki.[11]
Locations[edit]
Zion Market has six locations overall, with four in California, in Buena Park, Irvine, and Kearny Mesa, San Diego. It also has one location each in Georgia and Texas, in the cities of Duluth and Lewisville, respectively.[8]
It previously had four more locations in California, in Hawaiian Gardens, Oakland, Koreatown, Los Angeles (Vermont) and Cerritos, but these have since closed.[2][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Caoile, Rhea (May 6, 2024). "New Zion Market location expected to open this summer". Fox 5 San Diego. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Meet Tim Moon of Zion Market". SDVoyager. August 9, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ "Zion Market Grows Up: The Asian Market Saga Continues". K-Connect!. June 2, 2013. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Allyn, Richard (June 21, 2013). "New Asian market is like shopping in another world". CBS 8. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "San Diego's Zion Asian Market Relocating With Addition Of Massive Rooftop Food Hall & Speakeasy-Style Cocktail Bar". SanDiegoVille. February 6, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Woo, Candice (February 6, 2024). "Zion Market's Relocation Includes a Massive Restaurant Complex and Rooftop Food Hall". Eater San Diego. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Kheel, Rebecca (October 28, 2013). "Korean businesses take root in Buena Park". The Orange County Register. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ a b "Official website". Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Halkias, Maria (October 31, 2018). "Lewisville's vacant Sears mall store is getting a new life as an Asian grocery market". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Herod, Anna (July 17, 2019). "Zion Market to open in 150,000-square-foot former Sears building in Music City Mall Lewisville in August". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Carlson, Kara (August 9, 2019). "Korean grocer to open in Lewisville with K-Pop festival in October featuring Weki Meki". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved July 3, 2024.