Bakery replacing coffee shop in Five Points; Lexington County adding new hardware store

COLUMBIA — A bakery relocating to 5 Factors this week will acquire the place of a shut neighborhood coffee shop.

Sweet GG’s Bakery, previously on Fort Jackson Boulevard, will be opening officially on March 9.

Sweet GG’s provides baked items, which includes customized-built cakes, cupcakes and cookies.

It has been conducting some gentle opening hours at its new spot and has ongoing to bake personalized orders as it was involving places.

It will be occupying the former place of the Nearby Buzz coffee shop and bakery, which shut at the conclude of October, in accordance to its Facebook web site.

Stephanie Bridgers of Area Excitement continues to provide baked merchandise from home, with an emphasis on vegan and gluten-cost-free choices, in accordance to the page.

Area Excitement had relocated to Five Factors in February 2020 right after initially having a locale in Rosewood.

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Harbor Freight coming in

Harbor Freight Equipment is joining the companies that are finding in the speedy-growing Pink Bank area in Lexington County.

According to a county business permit, Harbor Freight is coming to South Lake Push around the Walmart and just lately opened Popshelf retailer.

Harbor Freight is a components and software retailer with a potent concentration on serving contractors and the trades which includes building and the vehicle repair field.

It has a few latest places in the Midlands, on Garners Ferry Highway, on Two Notch Highway in the Northeast and on St. Andrews Road.

Harbor Freight has extra than 1,300 outlets nationwide.

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Aldi on the way

An Aldi grocery retailer is heading to the Dutch Fork Street place of Irmo, the corporation has confirmed.

A spokesperson verified that they have designs to open up a store this drop, but presented no even further facts.

The US division of the German discounted grocer currently has 6 places in the Midlands.

The planned shop initially was reported in The State.

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Much more espresso on the go

Biggby Espresso is the newest to be a part of the craze for travel-through espresso in the Midlands.

Biggby has a location on the way to Lexington County. Its internet site lists its spot at 1430 Two Notch Highway in Lexington as coming shortly, and the framework for the small generate-through is in place on the site.

Generate-as a result of espresso has develop into a national pattern moving from west to east as corporations have appeared to contend with Starbucks. Clutch Coffee Bar, one more national push-via only chain, has a area on Devine Road in Columbia, and others are searching for spots.

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