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Fry’s Food Stores will open its remodeled Marketplace store at Tatum and Shea boulevards Sept. 1 with a grand re-opening celebration.

The store, 4707 E. Shea Blvd., was closed in April to begin an extensive remodeling project that has added several new features, covered parking and 30,000 square feet of additional space.

Among the store’s new features are a 24-seat cooking school, 400-square-foot wine cellar with tasting bar, drive-through pharmacy and valet parking.

Fry’s just re-opened its Rural Road location in Tempe. Located at 3255 S. Rural Road, the store has an olive and soup bar as well as a medical clinic, staffed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants, that offers treatments for minor illnesses business cards.

Meanwhile, Fry’s has closed its store at 1625 W. Camelback Road. Customers are asked to instead utilize the Fry’s location at Seventh Avenue and Camelback Road.

Fry's is one of several grocery store chains operated by Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), a grocery retailer with 2009 sales of nearly $77 billion.

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