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Well, what do you know?
I post something about Ukrop's still having a squishy opening date and I get a press release declaring that Ukrop's Grand Opening will take place next Wednesday, June 27. So I guess that false date that was circulating may not be the same date.
The new store is set to open at 7 a.m. that morning, and I'll bet it will be jam-packed. In fact, it will probably be packed for the next month or two.
Here's an excerpt from the release. Some of it is a repeat of what we've already reported, but I figured it would still interest you guys:

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My better half was at the YMCA last week and noticed a Ukrop's representative there signing up potential customers for shopper cards. He went ahead and signed up both of us for a card. After talking with the representative, she told him the new grocery store would open at Franklin and Wonju on June 27. That's next Wednesday.
Roanoke Times Business reporter Jenny Kincaid Boone has been carefully following the Ukrop's story and has reported opening delays several times over the past several months.
Now, Jenny tells me the June 27 date may not even be correct. Here's what she said in an e-mail yesterday: "Ukrop's corporate office told me today that there's no confirmed opening date yet, though they understand that there's a false date circulating around."
Hmmm. Jenny plans to keep her eye on the date and let me know what she finds out. The lesson in all of this: Don't hold your breath for that famous chicken salad just yet.