Pappas Properties announces Lowes Foods will anchor retail center at Cadia Village Mooresville. Special to IFN Pappas Properties, the Charlotte-based developer known for creating innovative, mixed-use, and wellness-focused communities across the Southeast, announced Monday that Lowes Foods will open a 52,000-square-foot store at Cadia Village Mooresville, a wellness-focused mixed-use development near Lake Norman. As the anchor tenant for the retail village, the Winston-Salem grocer will offer the following Lowes Foods Originals, areas of the new store that are unique to Lowes Foods: The Beer Den offers the finest selection of varied and local crafts and drafts, with seasonal offerings of unique beers, special events, and tap takeovers. | Boxcar Coffee offers guests a cup of coffee while they shop or a smoothie for the kids and enjoy seasonal offers. | The Cakery offers a broad and eye-appealing variety of whimsical and layered creations. Groundbreaking is scheduled for the third quarter of 2026 with opening slated for 2027. "The Lowes Foods at Cadia Village Mooresville will provide a walkable grocery option for the residents of our new community, as well as a destination for thousands of shoppers in the surrounding neighborhoods," said Garrett Maravetz, senior vice president of retail development for Pappas Properties. "This addition is a strategic amenity, supporting our goals to provide wellness in an experiential retail environment." Cadia Village Mooresville broke ground in November 2025, and is envisioned as a multi-generational community, consisting of for-sale homes and townhomes and active adult flats and cottage homes, along with apartment homes. Lowes Foods will be joined by a mix of restaurants, shops, office space, and a community village green. The community will also enjoy a wellness center with programming designed to enhance the overall wellbeing of residents. Currently under construction through Cadia Village Mooresville, the East-West Connector is a major infrastructure project that will ultimately create a direct link between Interstate 77 and Interstate 85. Phase I, anticipated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2026, will connect Langtree Road to Highway 115 and include a new signalized intersection serving Cadia Village Mooresville. A future Phase II will extend the corridor eastward to Interstate 85. Pappas Properties is well known for shaping some of the region's most distinctive destinations, including Phillips Place, Birkdale Village, the Berewick Town Center, Sharon Square, Metropolitan, and the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Midtown Charlotte.

Pappas Properties announces Lowes Foods as anchor tenant for retail center at Cadia Village Mooresville. June 23, 2026 Grocer adds to the experiential mix, adding to overall community wellness. Lowes Foods (Image Courtesy of Pappas Properties) Pappas Properties, the Charlotte-based developer known for creating innovative, mixed-use, and wellness-focused communities across the Southeast, announced today that Lowes Foods, a Carolinas-based grocer headquartered in Winston-Salem, will open a 52,000-square-foot store at Cadia Village Mooresville, a wellness-focused mixed-use development near Lake Norman in Mooresville, N.C. As the anchor tenant for the retail village, the grocer will offer the following Lowes Foods Originals, areas of the new store that are unique to Lowes Foods: * The Beer Den offers the finest selection of varied and local crafts and drafts, with seasonal offerings of unique beers, special events, and tap takeovers. * Boxcar Coffee offers guests a cup of coffee while they shop or a smoothie for the kids and enjoy seasonal offers. * The Cakery offers a broad and eye-appealing variety of whimsical and layered creations. Groundbreaking is scheduled for Q3 of 2026 with opening slated for 2027. "The Lowes Foods at Cadia Village Mooresville will provide a walkable grocery option for the residents of our new community, as well as a destination for thousands of shoppers in the surrounding neighborhoods," said Garrett Maravetz, senior vice president of retail development for Pappas Properties. "This addition is a strategic amenity, supporting our goals to provide wellness in an experiential retail environment." Cadia Village Mooresville broke ground in November 2025, and is envisioned as a multi-generational community, consisting of for-sale homes and townhomes, active adult flats and cottage homes, along with apartment homes. Lowes Foods will be joined by a mix of restaurants, shops, office space, and a community village green. The community will also enjoy a wellness center with programming designed to enhance the overall wellbeing of residents. Currently under construction through Cadia Village Mooresville, the East-West Connector is a major infrastructure project that will ultimately create a direct link between Interstate 77 and Interstate 85. Phase I, anticipated for completion in Q4 2026, will connect Langtree Road to Highway 115 and include a new signalized intersection serving Cadia Village Mooresville. A future Phase II will extend the corridor eastward to Interstate 85. The announcement of Lowes Foods coming to Cadia Village Mooresville follows several recent approvals and groundbreakings for Pappas Properties in the Charlotte area, which also includes the start of the initial residential component of Cadia Village Matthews and the construction of Cadia Grandview in Raleigh. The firm is well known for shaping some of the region's most distinctive destinations, including Phillips Place, Birkdale Village, the Berewick Town Center, Sharon Square, Metropolitan, and the Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute in Midtown Charlotte. About Pappas Properties Pappas Properties, founded in 1999 in Charlotte, NC, is a leading developer of innovative mixed- use and wellness-focused communities across the Southeast that set the standard for experience- driven future residential, retail, office, and healthcare developments. Pappas has completed 14 mixed-use and master-planned communities that have delivered long-term value for financial partners. Pappas Properties focuses on community-building, placemaking, and design to ensure their developments add value to the communities in which they build. The firm has a robust pipeline throughout the Southeast that will integrate an ecosystem of wellness. For more information, visit Pappas Properties. About Lowes Foods, LLC Founded in 1954, Lowes Foods employs nearly 9,000 people and operates more than 80 full-service supermarkets in the Carolinas. Locally owned and operated, Lowes Foods is truly a homegrown company committed to bringing community back to the table, by providing customers with the freshest and most innovative local products from local suppliers. The company maintains a strong focus on exceptional attention to our guests, with services like Lowes Foods-To-Go personal shopping and gas rewards discounts. To learn more, visit lowesfoods.com or follow Lowes Foods on Facebook or Twitter. Lowes Foods, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Alex Lee, Inc.

Lowes Foods opens sixth charlotte-area store in Waxhaw. Lowes Foods opened its sixth Charlotte-market store Jan. 15 in Waxhaw, North Carolina, at the southwest corner of Providence Road and Prescott Glenn Parkway. The Winston-Salem-based grocer is in the midst of a broader expansion across the Carolinas with multiple store openings and conversions planned for 2026. The Waxhaw opening follows recent store launches in Red Bank in the Columbia market and Indian Land, South Carolina. Lowes Foods also announced plans to convert a current Kj's Market in Lyman, South Carolina, into a full-service Lowes Foods location. Additional expansion is underway in the Triangle and Low Country markets, with stores opening in Wendell and Fuquay-Varina and the conversion of a Kj's Market in John's Island, South Carolina. A seventh Charlotte-market location is planned for Kannapolis later this year. The 80-plus-store chain is deploying its signature "Lowes Foods Originals" concept in Waxhaw, featuring in-store experiences designed to differentiate the grocer from conventional supermarkets. Store features and format. The Beer Den anchors the experiential retail approach. The section offers craft and draft beers with a focus on local selections. Customers can pour a pint to drink while shopping or fill growlers and crowlers to take home. The Den runs Thursday half-price pints and Friday Night Flights promotions alongside seasonal offerings and tap takeovers. Boxcar Coffee provides grab-and-go beverages including coffee and smoothies with seasonal limited-time offers. The Cakery produces square cakes assembled in front of customers and topped with icing made in-store using real cream and butter. A Cheese Shop carries traditional and specialty cheeses. The Community Table, constructed from reclaimed barn wood, serves as a gathering point for food pairings, tea parties, floral arranging classes and private events ranging from children's birthday parties to adult beverage tastings. SausageWorks features locally made pork, beef and poultry sausages in what the company describes as conventional and unconventional flavor combinations. Prepared foods focus. The deli counter draws from three Lowes Foods concepts: The Chicken Kitchen, The Smokehouse and Sammy's. The Chicken Kitchen offers rotisserie chicken, fried chicken, wings, pot pies, tenders, chicken salad and Cock-a-Doodle Noodle soup. The chicken is fresh, never frozen, locally sourced and raised without antibiotics. The Smokehouse rotates wood-smoked meats daily, including beef, pork, chicken and salmon prepared with various woods. Products are available ready-to-eat or ready-to-heat. Sammy's provides custom sandwiches and pizzas made with Boar's Head products or Smokehouse items and Pick & Prep vegetables. Customers can order custom items or select grab-and-go options. The store offers seating for on-site dining. The Waxhaw location supports Lowes Foods To Go, the chain's online shopping and pickup program. Parent company structure. Lowes Foods employs nearly 9,000 people across more than 80 full-service supermarkets in the Carolinas. The grocer is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alex Lee Inc., which also operates Merchants Distributors LLC for wholesale distribution, Souto Foods for Hispanic foods distribution and Import Mex for Mexican and Central American products. Alex Lee additionally owns W. Lee Flowers & Co., which operates approximately 60 IGA and KJ's Market grocery stores and provides wholesale distribution. The family-owned company, founded in 1931 and based in Hickory, North Carolina, employs approximately 15,000 people. Lowes Foods was founded in 1954 and maintains gas rewards discounts alongside its personal shopping services.