or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message hart s local grocers industry retail grocery founded august 15 2014 2014 08 15 rochester ny united states founder glenn kellogg headquarters 10 winthrop st rochester ny owner rochester local capital llc . website heartslocalgrocers.com hart s local grocers hart s east end llc is an independent grocery store managed by rochester local capital llc . 1 it is located in the east end neighborhood in rochester ny . 1 history and store description edit the store was named after hart s groceries which had over 100 locations in and around the city rochester ny by the 1920s . 2 3 they were considered one of the first grocer to use store brand labels and were also the first self service grocery market . 3 4 5 hart s has attracted considerable interest in downtown rochester since its opening was announced in january 2014 primarily because downtown rochester has not had a full services grocery since the closing of midtown market formerly wegmans midtown in 2002 . 2 3 the store s opening coincides with ongoing efforts to redevelop the former midtown plaza site on main street and the arrival in the downtown area of thousands of new residents in apartments and condominiums . 2 3 6 the mayor of rochester ny lovely warren was quoted saying for too long downtown has been a food desert our east end is already vibrant and the addition of will add to the vitality of the neighborhood . 3 7 the 20 000 square foot store carries local produce dairy meats and baked goods and a wide variety of prepared foods 3 7 offering online ordering and online shopping . 8 9 10 the grocery is independently owned and financed in part through a private investor group . 2 the store is next to the little theatre rochester new york . 7 references edit a b grocery founder hopes venture builds community . rochester top 100 . retrieved 25 january 2015 . a b c d hart s local grocers to open aug. 15 . democrat and chronicle . retrieved 25 january 2015 . a b c d e f new grocery addresses need for downtown retail . democrat and chronicle . retrieved 25 january 2015 . whatever happened to ... star supermarkets . democrat and chronicle . retrieved 25 january 2015 . hart s shoppers give new downtown grocery a thumbs up . democrat and chronicle . retrieved 25 january 2015 . housing major part of downtown rochester revival . democrat and chronicle . retrieved 25 january 2015 . a b c hart s local grocers offers delivery and online ordering . democrat and chronicle . retrieved 25 january 2015 . hart s offers delivery pickup services . wham tv . retrieved 25 january 2015 . hart s local grocers adds online shopping . time warner cable news . retrieved 25 january 2015 . hart s to offer delivery pickup services of groceries . rochester top 100 . retrieved 25 january 2015 . external links edit new york portal companies portal food portal www.hartslocalgrocers.com retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title harts local grocers & oldid 734474663 categories supermarkets of the united statescompanies based in rochester new yorkcompanies based in monroe county new yorkrochester new yorkhidden categories wikipedia articles needing style editing from march 2015all articles needing style editingarticles created via the article wizard navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 august 2016 at 16 16 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view