Controversial Save A Lot store in former Englewood Whole Foods site to hold soft opening

CHICAGO (CBS) — Some Englewood neighbors got their first look inside a controversial new grocery store Wednesday. The owners of a new Save A Lot at 832 W. 63rd St., off Halsted Street, offered the community a sneak preview to gather feedback before the official opening. The Save A Lot is operated by Yellow Banana, a majority-Black-owned grocery company that operates more than 30 Save A Lot stores in the Chicago, Cleveland, Milwaukee, Jacksonville, and Dallas areas. Yellow Banana was found in 2021. Yellow Banana emphasized that its mission is investing in communities, rather than a focus on profits. “It…