In December 2024, The News Tribune asked readers what grocery chains, among other businesses, they’d like to see in Pierce County.
At least one of those requested is making a long-awaited return to its home city.
Initial plans were filed Dec. 28 with the City of Tacoma for a new Uwajimaya Asian grocery at 3130 S. 23rd St., the former site of Hobby Lobby (closed in June 2024), just off state Route 16 and Union Avenue. The site is a shadow anchor to Tacoma Central shopping center. Before Hobby Lobby, the site was a Top Food & Drug…