Lotte Plaza Market, an international supermarket that specializes in Asian groceries, said it will open its Jacksonville store Sept. 12.

The market is being built-out in the former Best Buy at 9355 Atlantic Blvd., not far from Regency Square Mall in Arlington.

The posted hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. The store is open 365 days a year.

The city issued a permit Feb. 4, 2025, for General Sign Service Corp. of Jacksonville to put up the supermarket’s sign. That follows a permit issued Nov. 15, 2024, for Lotte Plaza Market to renovate the store at a cost of $8.99 million.

Photo by Karen Brune Mathis

President Alvin Lee said by email July 15, 2024, that his group was scheduled to start construction in 2024 for a fall or winter opening but changes in the city permitting system resulted i

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