The owner of A1 Quick Shops has purchased a former beauty salon at 1225 N. New St. in Bethlehem with plans to transform it into his 21st neighborhood grocery store in the Lehigh Valley.

The renovation plans include removing interior walls, installing a commercial aluminum glass door to replace the residential-style entrance, updating the heating and cooling system, and adding commercial vinyl flooring and new shelving.

Construction is expected to begin in early November, with a targeted opening before the end of the year.

The new store will offer essential grocery and household items, beverages, tobacco products, coffee, and Pennsylvania Lottery tickets, though it will not sell alcohol.

“I hold all my stores to a high standard,” A1 Quick Stops owner Iffy Ansari said. “They are always c

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