Cooking classes, local brands and plenty of prepared meals: New store from Mariano’s founder bets people still want to buy groceries in person

It’s the second store concept from Mariano, 71, who launched his namesake chain in 2010 and led both the Dominick’s and Roundy’s chains before retiring as CEO of Roundy’s five years ago. He partnered on the new store with Don Fitzgerald, 59, a former executive at Dominick’s, Roundy’s and Mariano’s, and Jay Owen, 48, a descendant of Dominick’s founder Dominick DiMatteo and managing partner at DOM Capital Group.