The Fresh Market knew it was time for a new store in south Charlotte.

On Thursday, its new, 21,000-square-foot specialty grocery store opens in the Strawberry Hill shopping center at 8 a.m.

A ceremonial bread-breaking — with a 12-foot French baguette — will take place, with free samples, live entertainment and the “cracking” of a 95-pound wheel of Parmigiano Reggiano planned.

The store replaces the existing, 15,000-square-foot Fresh Market in that development, which opened 27 years ago.

It was the brand’s first Charlotte location.

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