Finance and Economic

St. Louis County residents now have greater shopping choices as Schnuck Markets Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. add bigger stores this week.

On Tuesday, Schnucks opened its new 74,000-square-foot flagship store at 12332 Manchester Road, near West County Center in Des Peres. It replaces the original Schnucks store in Des Peres, which has been closed.

The new Schnucks store, which includes the grocery chain’s first cooking school, offers a Kaldi’s coffee shop, a walk-in beer cooler, an aged beef cooler, a cheese room and wine display.

Meanwhile, a new Walmart Supercenter opens today at Manchester Highlands, located at the northeast corner of Highway 141 and Manchester free credit report instantly. It replaces a Walmart store in Town and Country’s Manchester Meadows shopping center.

Among the features of the almost 204,000-square-foot store will be a bakery, a deli, meat and dairy products, fresh produce, and a full liquor department.

Margaret Gillerman

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