Gilbert, Ariz. — Safeway has opened a 64,000-square-foot location at The Gilmore, a 35-acre mixed-use development by Thompson Thrift in the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert. Safeway will anchor the $225 million project, which is also set to feature 300 luxury apartments, a hotel and roughly 200,000 square feet of boutique shopping, dining and public gathering spaces. Additional tenants will include Better Buzz Coffee, Handel’s Ice Cream, Jersey Mike’s, Nook Kitchen, Over Easy, EDO Japan, Rebel Wine Lounge, Phantom Fox Brewery, Outcast Doughnuts, Level 1 Arcade Bar, Sweathouz and Honey Go Nails.
Retail spaces at The Gilmore are expected to begin opening in late 2026, while residential move-ins and the overall project rollout will stretch into early 2027.