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WEBVTT <"WE'RE REALLYEXCITED ABOUT IT. WE THINKPEOPLE WILL REALLY ENJOY IT AND LIKE IT SO I THINK WE WILL HAVE LOTS OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN"> Hy-Vee CEO and President RandyEdeker says this dream has been a long time in the making...Nearly nine years.The roughly 36,000-square-footstore is much smaller thanflagship Hy-Vee stores...butshowcases a wide variety of groceries, drinks and restaurant- style foods likehibachi, mexican, charcuterymeats and cheeses, breadmaking, seafood and italian street food,smoothies and classic soda to name a few<"IT'S THE NEWYORK DELI"> Edeker says creatingthe specalty stations - meant flying teams across the country to learn about authentic food.<"WE THINK THIS WILL BE A FUN PLACE TO COME,">Like many other Hy-Vee stores,the Court Avenue location willfeature a Market Grill for adine-in experien<"I THINK YOU'LLHAVE SOME FOLKS THAT COME IN ANDIT'LL BE DIFFERENT THAN THEYEXPECTED, YOU KNOW, I THINK THEY'LL EXPECT IT TO BE A TRADITIONAL GROCERY STORE"> Far from traditional, Hyvee officials focused on a more urban design to attract downtownDes Moines residents and workers... The new store will sell a widevariety of health foods...including Actor Mark Wahlberg's fitness line... he was in Des Moines talking about his newproduct and why he like Hy- Vee.<"WE LOVE THE FACT THAT THEY'RE EMPLOYEE OWNEDAND THE COMMITMENT THEY SHOW TO US, AS MUCH AS WE APPRECIATE IT,WE LIKE TO OVER DELIVER"> <I THINK IT WILLREALLY BECOME A DESTINATION FOR PEOPLE IN THE METRO AREA">Christine Hensley with the DesMoines City Council representsthe downtown area...she says shebelieves this will be goodcompetition for the court avenuescene.<"IF YOU'VE GOT LOTS OF DIFFERENT OPTIONS IN AN AREA, THAT THAT BENEFITS THEWHOLE AREA">