{"id":41838,"date":"2026-10-03T16:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/41838\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T16:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:27:31","slug":"market-of-choice-to-replace-portland-grocers-last-remaining-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/41838\/","title":{"rendered":"Market of Choice to replace Portland grocer\u2019s last remaining store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Market of Choice expands in Portland, taking over Basics Market&#8217;s Hillsdale store \u2014 the company&#8217;s last remaining location. <\/p>\n<p>PORTLAND, Oregon \u2014 Oregon\u2019s largest independent, family-owned grocer, Market of Choice, announced Monday that it will take over Basics Market in Portland\u2019s Hillsdale neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>The acquisition will expand Market of Choice\u2019s store count to 13 statewide and five in the Portland metro area \u2014 and reduce Basics Market\u2019s to zero.<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/arrow-circle-down.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                This story continues below.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>After opening in 2018, Basics Market grew to six grocery stores across Portland, Beaverton and Tualatin. But its footprint began to shrink, leaving one remaining store in Portland\u2019s Hillsdale Shopping Center.<\/p>\n<p>The transition to Market of Choice is expected to take place June 23, with no temporary store closure anticipated, the company said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to become part of the Hillsdale community as a local anchor, providing access to fresh food and strengthening the neighborhood economy,\u201d said Zach Wright, president of Market of Choice.<\/p>\n<p>While the location has a smaller footprint than many Market of Choice stores, the grocer said customers will still enjoy an &#8220;exceptional selection&#8221; of local products, from farm-fresh organic produce and artisan-baked goods to specialty cheeses and sustainably raised beef, pork and seafood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis location represents an important moment for us as we test a smaller, neighborhood store format that, if successful, could shape how Market of Choice grows in communities across Oregon,&#8221; Wright said.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market of Choice expands in Portland, taking over Basics Market&#8217;s Hillsdale store \u2014 the company&#8217;s last remaining location. PORTLAND, Oregon \u2014 Oregon\u2019s largest independent, family-owned grocer, Market of Choice, announced Monday that it will take over Basics Market in Portland\u2019s Hillsdale neighborhood. The acquisition will expand Market of Choice\u2019s store count to 13 statewide and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41839,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[4491,4489,4487,4490,4488],"class_list":["post-41838","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oregon","tag-oregon","tag-oregon-dining","tag-oregon-food","tag-oregon-grocery-stores","tag-oregon-restaurants"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/vive.im\/@dc\/117377921515854434","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41838"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41838\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningandcooking.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}