Atlanta nonprofit grocery store that gives food away says need continues to grow

Founders of a nonprofit grocery store in northwest Atlanta just moved into a much larger space, because they say there’s a much greater need.

Channel 2’s Berndt Petersen at the store along Donald Lee Holloway Parkway where the manager says the shelves will be bare by closing time.

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Matthew Jones says his grocery store, called The Grocery Spot is about to get cleaned out, and that’s the idea.

“Yeah, this store will be completely empty by the end of the day. There will be nothing left,” Jones said.

It’s a nonprofit market where customers don’t pay a penny for anything.

Channel 2 Action News first took you inside last summer at the former location along Charlotte Place .

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Organizers say the building wasn’t large enough to handle the need, so they went from 1,200 square feet to 8,000 a few miles down the road on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway.

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