The Brief Save-A-Lot in Gulfport closed Sept. 16, leaving a key grocery gap in South St. Pete. One Community Grocery Co-op hopes to open a member-owned store to bring affordable food back. A grocery co-op wants to offer fresh food to South St. Pete residents who recently lost a grocery store. Organizers want to open a member-owned grocery store in South St. Pete, where access to affordable, nutritious food has become increasingly difficult. That’s about 1 in 3 low-income tracts, with many clustered in South St. Pete, Clearwater, and Largo.