With the evolution of “Superstores” and “One Stop Shopping,” downtown markets have become extinct. In Albion, it’s been 75 years since there has been a true market. That’s when Superior Street Mercantile opened in the location that was previously FEDCO, a downtown liquor store.

Superior Street Mercantile is open for business, making it the first independent market in this manufacturing town in more than three decades.

The 2,500-square-foot store at 217 S. Superior St., is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week and features more than 120 Michigan-based brands, including a dozen from the greater Albion community.  Shoppers can pick up the basics like milk, eggs and pasta and choose from a broad selection of locally sourced artisanal products like grass-fed beef from Ferry Farms in Litchfield, Darkhorse Beer from Marshall, Zingerman’s coffee from Ann Arbor, and baked goods and prepared salads from Albion’s own Foundry Bakehouse and Deli.