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The Triangle is getting a new grocery store.<\/p>\n

Lotte Plaza Market<\/a> \u2014 a chain that sells fruit, vegetables, meats and international foods \u2014 is coming to Morrisville.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLotte Plaza Market was built to serve Pan-Asian communities so we\u2019re always looking to expand and to serve communities that are growing and thriving,\u201d Calvin Yang, head of marketing for the grocery chain, told The News & Observer in a Wednesday, May 20 email. \u201cThe median household income, the density of Asian residents, the cultural infrastructure already in place \u2014 it all makes sense for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Morrisville store set to open next year. Here\u2019s what to know about where it could open and what it\u2019s expected to sell.<\/p>\n

An online map shows Lotte Plaza Market is coming to McCrimmon Corners<\/a>, located at 4031 Davis Drive. The shopping center is in the Raleigh suburb of Morrisville and a roughly 5-mile drive southwest from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.<\/p>\n

The store will occupy more than 48,000 square feet next to the dog-grooming business Swifthounds, real estate investment firm Westwood Financial wrote on its website.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not the first time a grocery store<\/a> has been at the plaza. Earlier this year, Harris Teeter said it closed its McCrimmon Corners location \u201cafter careful consideration and strategic market review,\u201d The N&O previously reported.<\/p>\n

Shoppers will have to wait for the new supermarket. Yang said the store will open \u201cin the second half of 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMorrisville is one of the fastest growing and diverse towns in North Carolina, with Asian residents<\/a> now making up nearly half the population,\u201d Yang wrote. \u201cThe Research Triangle is also home to hundreds of companies<\/a> employing tens of thousands of professionals, drawing highly educated, internationally connected families from across Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The new store would be under 5 miles from Cary\u2019s H Mart<\/a>, an Asian supermarket chain. Roughly 20% of Cary residents and more than 40% of Morrisville residents are Asian, according to U.S. Census Bureau data<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The chain plans to reveal more about what the Morrisville store will sell when it\u2019s closer to welcoming customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cLotte Plaza Market is a full Pan-Asian grocery brand,\u201d Yang wrote. \u201cCustomers can expect fresh produce, specialty meats, seafood, a broad pantry covering Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Thai, Indian, and other Asian cuisines, along with other international snack brands.\u201d<\/p>\n

The chain\u2019s website lists more than a dozen locations across four states, and the new store would be the first in North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many of the locations have food courts \u201cfeaturing Asian restaurant concepts, bakeries, and cafes.\u201d Shoppers also can find cosmetics, household items and imported goods, according to Yang.<\/p>\n

The News & Observer reached out to Westwood Financial on Tuesday, May 19 and is awaiting response.<\/p>\n

This story has been updated.<\/i><\/p>\n

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This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 11:45 AM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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