Harvest Co-op grocery store staff offered a glimpse of the new 580 Massachusetts Ave. space in August during preparations for the opening Thursday.
Harvest Co-op grocery store staff offered a glimpse of the new 580 Massachusetts Ave. space in August during preparations for the opening Thursday.

The Harvest Co-op grocery store has reopened in Central Square. The store, at 580 Massachusetts Ave., started selling again at 10 a.m. Thursday, said Chris Durkin, the small chainโ€™s director of membership and community relations.

Until Aug. 15, the store was across the street in 581 Massachusetts Ave., in a space about twice the size โ€” now empty while H Mart, a New Jersey-based Korean grocery and foot court chain, readies renovations to open in 18,000 square feet early next year. The co-opโ€™s current site actually brings it back to where it began in 1974, albeit upstairs from the original. The grocer spent about two decades in each location and now has replaced a Jax Liquidation Outlet.

Shoppers and members have been praising the new store.

โ€œThe store looks beautiful! Love the floors,โ€ customer Erica Mintz said opening day on the storeโ€™s Facebook page.

โ€œOh thank goodness!โ€ shopper Cathy Kittredge said. โ€œI missed you guys!โ€

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