A former Walgreens near Oakland’s Lake Merritt is getting a new tenant: Grocery Outlet, which plans to open a discount supermarket at the site next week, with gift cards worth up to $500 for early shoppers.
The Emeryville-based grocery chain announced that its newest store will open Thursday, Oct. 22, at 301 E. 18th St., in Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood. The location is next to a Lucky supermarket and occupies space vacated by Walgreens in February 2025.
The opening will give neighborhood residents another grocery shopping option and mark Grocery Outlet’s second location in Oakland, joining its longtime store at 2900 Broadway…