For Immediate Release: October 30, 2008 Contact: Eddie Owens, Director of Corporate Communications
(office: 806.791.8107; cell: 806.928.0462)
Market Street Now Hiring
For 425 New Jobs in Coppell
COPPELL, Texas (Special) - Approximately 425 new jobs will be created when United Supermarkets’ new Market Street location opens Jan. 14, 2009, in Coppell, Texas. Market Street Coppell, currently under construction at the northeast corner of Texas Highway 121 and Denton Tap Road, will be the Dallas-Fort Worth area’s third Market Street location to open within the past year. With its newest location, Market Street’s recent growth has brought more than 1,200 job opportunities to North Texas.
Currently, prospective Market Street team members may apply online at www.MarketStreetUnited.com/careers, or call
1-888-657-8562 for more information. Market Street will be taking applications and conducting interviews for all full- and part-time positions Nov. 5-21 at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 140 S. Heartz Road, in Coppell. The interview schedule is Monday-Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon.
Market Street is a world-class food concept store - a unique combination of hardto-find specialty items, gourmet delicacies, certified organic products and value-priced everyday groceries. The 70,000 square-foot Coppell store will feature the company’s third “A Taste of Market Street” drive-thru store at the corner.
Market Street Coppell is a proud addition to the gourmet grocer’s North Texas growth initiative. Market Street Allen opened Feb. 29 as the anchor tenant for Watters Creek at Montgomery Farm, and Market Street Frisco opened Aug. 27 at Eldorado Parkway and Dallas North Tollway.Also, Market Street Plano, currently under construction at W. Park Blvd. and Preston Road, is tentatively scheduled to open in March 2009. The first Market Street store opened in Wichita Falls in 1998; other stores are located in Amarillo, Lubbock (two), Colleyville and McKinney.
About United Supermarkets
United Supermarkets, LLC, is a Texas-based, family-owned retail grocery chain with stores in 27 markets across north and west Texas. A self-distributing company with its headquarters and distribution center in Lubbock, United operates 47 stores under three distinct formats: United Supermarkets, Market Street and Amigos United. Now in its 92nd year of operation, the company has been named one of the “Best Companies to Work for in Texas” the past three years.