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These changes are coming to Food Lion stores, and you’ll be happy about them

Prepare for revamped Food Lions in Myrtle Beach and the rest of the Grand Strand.

The grocery chain announced on Monday it will be renovating 92 stores across South Carolina. The changes will cost the company an expected $158 million in capital improvements. Across the state, the company hopes to hire 2,000 new workers to “enhance customer experience.”

“Once complete, these locations will offer fresh, new experiences designed to be easier to navigate and shop so customers can get in, out and on their way quickly,” the news release said.

Some changes all stores can expect is an increased local beer and wine selection, more local produce and in-store fried chicken. The Georgetown Food Lion will get a walk-in produce cooler, which the company said will keep food fresh longer.

The stores will remain open while the remodeling work is being completed.

Food Lion is based out of Salisbury, North Carolina, and has over 1,000 locations along the southeastern United States.

This story was originally published March 4, 2019 at 3:06 PM.

Tyler Fleming
The Sun News
Development and Horry County reporter Tyler Fleming joined The Sun News in May of 2018. He covers other stuff too, like reporting on beer, bears, breaking news and Coastal Carolina University. He graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2018 and was the 2017-18 editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel. He has won (and lost) several college journalism awards.
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