One of the Most popular Korean supermarket chains will open the largest store of its kind in the United Stateswith an ambitious project that includes two floors, restaurants and a large food hall. The new branch will be installed in a old Kohl’s location inside a shopping center Californiaand its construction would begin this year.
It is about H Martthe largest Korean supermarket chain in the United States, which will open its largest flagship store in the country in it Pacific Commons shopping centerin Fremont, Californiaaccording to The Sun.
The company, considered by many consumers to be one of the best in the international grocery sector, opened its first store in 1982 in Woodside, Queens, New Yorkand has since expanded to 16 statescon more than 100 branches throughout the country.
Although the company has not yet confirmed a official opening dateit is expected that the Construction begins at the end of 2026. With this new store, H Mart would add its fourth location in the Bay Areawhere it already operates two stores in San José and one in San Francisco.
According to KRON4H Mart will occupy a old Kohl’s locationwhich closed in 2025, and will have an area of 100,000 square feet (approximately 9,300 square meters), becoming the brand’s largest store in California and throughout the United States.
The new branch will be more than twice as big than the San Francisco store, which has 42,000 square feet (3900 square meters) and is on one floor. In Fremont, H Mart will implement a new multi-level store prototypedesigned to offer a more complete shopping experience.
The project will include a large scale food courtwith a curated selection of fast-casual restaurants, full-service restaurants, a bar and entertainment optionswith the aim of combining community spaces with a higher level gastronomic experience.
The store will be located inside a shopping center that houses over 55 retailersincluding Costco, TJ Maxx, Target, Sephora y Nordstrom Racksome of them direct competitors in the sector.
In parallel, Target confirmed his expansion plans for 2026with the opening of 48 new stores in 23 states. Although the company has already revealed about 40 locationsa spokesperson clarified that the list It is not definitiveaccording to The Sun.
Among the states with the highest number of openings are Florida, North Carolina and Texascon five new stores each. In the case of CaliforniaTarget will open new branches in Bakersfield y Perris.
Other confirmed openings include:
Additionally, the retail chain announced that will prioritize the integration of new technologiesas well as exclusive alliances with emerging brandsas part of its strategy growth for the next few years.
