The much-anticipated opening of the new Grocery Outlet in Moraga’s Rheem Valley Shopping Center has prospective shoppers collectively holding their breath. 

    The November 2025 groundbreaking ceremony was the beginning of a full speed ahead process that would occur in three stages. The first stage involves underground work, such as site preparations, utility installation, and foundation construction.  The next stage is construction of the 17,404-square-foot building.  Lastly, interior elements are added like shelves, cash register stations, etc. Unfortunately, the store’s targeted opening of mid-2026 will have come and gone as is evident by the current state of visible construction.

    “We have been diligently trying to move construction forward as quickly as possible,” stated U.S. Realty Partners, Inc. Director of Construction Susana Jagodzinski. “Unfortunately, the past few months have been really tough due to a lot of rainy weather, sewer line complications, and added issues from the County. Those extra delays are unfortunately pushing out the Grocery Outlet grand opening to early 2027. We are still hoping to improve this timeline, but at the moment, this is where things currently stand.”  

    On another note, shoppers are witness to a face lift that the other stores are experiencing at the center. Scaffolding in front of building facades owned by U.S. Realty Partners, Inc. have been erected in order to bring the rest of their properties up to Grocery Outlet’s eventual standards.