WPCNR MAMARONECK AVENUE RAMBLER. April 12, 2004: WPCNR News has learned that The Food Emporium supermarket, located across from The Jefferson that is under construction at 300 Mamaroneck Avenue, will close at the end of May, and the CVS store and pharmacy adjacent to Citibank across from White Plains "Gasoline Alley"   will move into the Food Emporium space.

SO LONG, FOOD EMPORIUM: White Plains will once again become a one supermarket town in June, when CVS moves into the Food Emporium space on Mamaroneck Avenue. Though the city has a Chinese supermarket in the White Plains Mall, and a Whole Foods Market destined for Fortunoff, there is no  nane supermarket, other than delis and convenience stores in the central city. There are two Stop N Shops within two miles of each other in the northeast corner of the city.  Photo by WPCNR News

CVS ON THE MOVE: The Manager of the CVS Pharmacy on "Gasoline Alley," (across from the Exxon, Mobil and Sunoco service stations), confirmed to WPCNR Monday evening the
CVS move "is all set" and CVS would move into The Food Emporium location June 1. The manager said that CVS would convert the present location to a "BHA" store, a susidiary of CVS that features Beauty and Health products, while the pharmacy and general CVS merchandise would relocate to The Food Emporium location. Photo by WPCNR News

The Co-manager of The Food Emporium could not confirm the impending move Monday evening. WPCNR could not learn whether The Food Emporium is moving into The Jefferson, a possibility, or whether JPI, the builder of The Jefferson would consider a supermarket tenant for their first floor of "retail" in their complex.