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The Vitamin Shoppe is opening soon in a former Little Caesars Pizza on Bay Road, near Tittabawassee, in Saginaw Township.
(Heather Jordan | MLive.com)
SAGINAW TOWNSHIP, MI
— The Vitamin Shoppe is opening soon on Bay Road in Saginaw Township, joining a list of stores that specialize in vitamins and health foods, including GNC, Grains & Greens Nutritional Foods and Discount Health Foods and Pannini's Deli.
Bridget Smith, Saginaw Township's assistant director of community development, said an exact opening date hasn't been announced for the store, located at 4875 Bay. But she expects it to open soon.
Smith said crews have done "a wonderful job" transforming the building from a Little Caesars Pizza to a vitamin store.
"They're not changing the existing square footage, they just updated the facade and completely renovated the interior," she said.
The Vitamin Shoppe sells vitamins and supplements, herbs and homeopathics and weight management products, among other things.
Smith said The Vitamin Shoppe's new Saginaw Township location hints at a growing trend.
"I think it's reflective of more of a trend — even with the other health and nutrition stores along that corridor — that people are interested in trying to lead a more healthy lifestyle," she said. "I think it will be a good fit, even if it is ironic that it's sandwiched between two fast food restaurants."
The new Vitamin Shoppe is located between Arby's and Long John Silver's.
Also along Bay Road are GNC, located in the Fashion Square Mall at 4787 Fashion Square Mall, Grains & Greens Nutritional Foods, at 3641 Bay, and Discount Health Foods and Pannini's Deli, at 3585 Bay.
The Vitamin Shoppe stores nearest to Saginaw are located in Auburn Hills, Rochester Hills and Farmington Hills.
— Heather Jordan covers business for MLive/The Saginaw News/The Bay City Times. She can be reached at 989-450-2652 or hjordan@mlive.com. For more business news, follow her on Twitter and Facebook.