Share via: LinkedInFacebookTwitterSafeway has opened a roughly 64,000-square-foot store anchoring The Gilmore, a 35-acre mixed-use development in Gilbert, Arizona, developer Thompson Thrift announced Aug. 6. The grand opening featured the Campo Verde High School Marching Band, Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders, local high school dance teams, shopper promotions and donations to area schools. The developmentThe Gilmore pairs about 200,000 square feet of grocery, restaurant and retail space with 300 apartments at The Residences at The Gilmore, which is now pre-leasing. The site is designed around a Main Street-style entrance with pedestrian walkways and landscaped gathering areas connecting the retail and residential components. “The opening of Safeway represents another exciting step in bringing our vision for The Gilmore to life,” said Ashlee Boyd, managing partner of Thompson Thrift Commercial.