Meijer

In some ways, it's like starting a city over again. Detroit, which has had a dearth of shopping options over the past several decades, is getting some legit retail giants.

On Thursday, city officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a new shopping center at 8 and Woodward, which will include a Meijer Supercenter, a Marshalls department store and K&G Fashion Superstore. Not bad.

The shopping center will be 350,000-square-feet.

It's the second groundbreaking this week involving a major retailer.

Earlier in the week, there was a ground breaking for Whole Foods in the Midtown section of the city. -- A.L.

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