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Korean grocery superstore H Mart progresses in west Orange County

H Mart will likely open on Colonial Drive some time in 2025. Pictured is an H Mart location near Boston. (Grant Welker)

ORLANDO, Fla. — Editor’s note: This story is available as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and the Orlando Business Journal.

Since the 2021 announcement that H Mart would enter the Florida market with a store on Colonial Drive, fans of the Korean grocery superstore have waited with bated breath for word of an opening date.

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Four years later, that date still isn’t certain, but Hyemi Kim — part of the Kim family that owns Davie-based general contractor FH Enterprise Holdings Inc. — on Jan. 17 told Orlando Business Journal she’s on site daily and progress is significant.

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She also shared in a post to Facebook group Orlando Foodie Forum presented by Tasty Chomps! the firm passed four inspections on Jan. 16 and crews are working seven days per week.

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