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Harris Teeter Opens at Hope Valley Commons

Harris Teeter opened yesterday as the anchor of the new shopping center at the corner of Highway 54 and Hope Valley Rd. (Highway 751), Hope Valley Commons, in the rapidly growing Southwest part of Durham.
The store is similar to the one on Martin Luther King Parkway, but newer and bigger than the one near the corner of 54 and Fayetteville.

Some features of note:

• olive bar
• salad bar
• large prepared foods / deli area
• order ahead and pickup groceries at scheduled time
• open 24 hours
• pharmacy
• Harry the Dragon ride for little ones*
• parking reserved for customers with children, beside a covered tent for buggies (like the Chapel Hill North Harris Teeter)
• rocket-themed buggies for kids
• Starbucks (looks like Durham increased the number of Starbucks while other towns were losing locations)
• large floral selection

As others have noted, the parking lot seems smallish, and I learned not to park in the main row coming off the entrance because of the number of incoming cars. We will probably continue to shop at the MLK location, but this Harris Teeter has a large market in the neighborhoods south of us.

The dragon ride is 50 cents and the song has changed. I miss the “Go Harry! Go Harry! Go Harris Teeter Dragon!” but it’s good to see he’s back in service.

1 Comment to Harris Teeter Opens at Hope Valley Commons

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   And did you see, a few days ago a crew was putting up a Dunkin Donuts sign in that shopping center.
--Lisa S. on September 13th, 2008

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