When the Yellow Banana deal was first announced, the company operated close to 40 Save-A-Lot grocery stores in a handful of cities. Now, the company operates only seven grocery stores, Griffin said.

Owner and operator Yellow Banana agreed to reopen and renovate the discount grocery stores under its city deal, aiming to improve grocery access in communities that need it.

A cyclist rides near the closed Save-A-Lot grocery store, owned by Yellow Banana, under renovation at 420 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood, Aug. 8, 2024.

The Save A Lot store at 4439 W. 63rd St. in West Lawn will be remodeled as part of a multimillion-dollar deal between the city of Chicago and discount grocery operator Yellow Banana.

The store’s opening, at 4439 W. 63rd St., comes two years after owner and operator Yellow Banana signed a $26 million redevelopment agreement with the city of Chicago to open six Save A Lot stores.