Zion Market (Korean: 시은마켓) is an American supermarket chain mainly selling Korean foods and products. Some Japanese products are sold as well.[2] Founded in 1979, it has five locations throughout California, Georgia, and Texas. It is one of the largest Korean markets in North America.[3]
History
Zion Market was founded in 1979, in the Kearny Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California to combat the increasing demand for grocery stores by San Diego's rapidly expanding Asian community. Its location on Convoy Street was the first Korean grocery store in San Diego. It was originally 3,000 sq ft (280 m2), but acquired more space over the years, reaching 7,000 sq ft (650 m2).[2] In 2002, the store moved to Mercury Street and then Clairemont Mesa Boulevard in 2013.[4] It moved again to a different building on the same street in 2024. This store has 50,000 sq ft (4,600 m2) of retail space, a 25,000 sq ft (2,300 m2) rooftop food hall containing about ten restaurants, and a cocktail bar.[1][5][6]
The company established its second location in Hawaiian Gardens, California in 2006, and opened its third in 2008, in Irvine, California. The Buena Park, California location opened in 2013.[7] The Duluth, Georgia location was opened in 2017 and the second store in Koreatown, Los Angeles opened in 2019. Another on Western Avenue had been open before this store's opening.[2][a] Zion Market opened its Lewisville, Texas location in 2019.[9][10] The opening included a K-pop festival that featured acts like Weki Meki.[11]
