A Kansas-based grocer’s new Olathe store has officially begun to take shape.
This week, grocery chain Dillons held a groundbreaking in Olathe, marking the start of construction as the store works toward an opening in 2027.
Dillons is coming to College Avenue and Sunnybrook Boulevard
- The grocery store will occupy a site at College Avenue and Sunnybrook Boulevard in Olathe.
- The store will be near Meadow Lane Elementary School, Kansas State University’s Olathe campus, and the Primrose School of North Olathe.
- Pending construction, developers expect the grocery store to open in fall 2027.
Dillons left Johnson County nearly 20 years ago
- The grocer left the Kansas City metro area in 2008.
- Before its departure from the area, Dillons once had stores in Olathe and Shawnee.
- Previously, Dillons officials said the new Olathe store will mark the start of a wider-scale return to the Kansas City metro area, with more stores on the horizon.
There’s more to come at the new Dillons site
- The new grocery store will bring a new mixed-use development with it, including apartments, townhomes, retail and dining.
- That plan got approval from the Olathe City Council in September.
- Specific businesses have not yet been named for that development, though developer plans previously mentioned restaurants and medical offices as potential examples.
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