🛒Opening a Supermarket / mini-mart in Portland: a location research guide
Portland — A Pacific Northwest small-business stronghold where independent retail and food carts shape the streetscape. If you're thinking about opening a supermarket / mini-mart here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.
Live OpenStreetMap data — every supermarket / mini-mart currently mapped in Portland, plotted by neighbourhood.
The data below + a free interactive map showing competitor density, foot-traffic proxies and key catchment factors.
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What to look at on the map
For a supermarket / mini-mart, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Portland on the interactive map, focus on these:
- 🏠Residential density (500m)
Households within 2km drive are primary catchment.
- 🅿️Parking nearby
Customers buy in volume — they need parking.
- ⚔️Direct competitors (1km)
Other supermarkets within 1km hurt.
Where to look in Portland
Portland has several commercial districts where supermarket / mini-mart businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:
- Pearl District
- Mississippi Avenue
- Alberta Arts
- Hawthorne
- Division
30 supermarket / mini-marts mapped in Portland
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- ClaimZupan'sUnclaimed2340 West Burnside Street Portland·site
- ClaimYesenia's MarketUnclaimed6611 Southeast Powell Boulevard Portland
- ClaimLa Bouffe International GourmetUnclaimed8015 Southeast Stark Street Portland
- ClaimWhole Foods MarketUnclaimed4301 Northeast Sandy Boulevard Portland·site
- ClaimNew Seasons MarketUnclaimed3210 Northeast Broadway Portland·site
- ClaimWinCo FoodsUnclaimed7979 Southeast Powell Boulevard Portland·site
- ClaimMarket of ChoiceUnclaimed1090 Southeast Belmont Street Portland·site
- ClaimBread & Roses MarketUnclaimed6360 Southeast Foster Road Portland·site
- ClaimWhole Foods MarketUnclaimed1210 Northwest Couch Street Portland·site
- ClaimSafewayUnclaimed1303 Northwest Lovejoy Street Portland·site
- ClaimCherry SproutUnclaimed722 North Sumner Street Portland·site
- ClaimBeaumont MarketUnclaimed4130 Northeast Fremont Street Portland
- ClaimSafewayUnclaimed1100 Northeast Broadway Portland·site
- ClaimFred MeyerUnclaimed3030 Northeast Weidler Street Portland·site
- ClaimAlberta Co-opUnclaimed1500 Northeast Alberta Street Portland·site
Investment outlook
Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a supermarket / mini-mart:
Common rookie mistakes
The mistakes that sink first-time supermarket / mini-mart owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:
- ⚠Underestimating cold chain / refrigeration cost
- ⚠Picking locations without enough parking turnover
Open the interactive map
Ready to scan Portland block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.
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