BRUNSWICK — Hannaford Supermarkets plans to build a store in the Cooks Corner section of Brunswick. Construction is expected to begin this summer.

The Cooks Corner Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy will be built in the Cooks Corner Shopping Mall at the intersection of Bath and Gurnet roads. Hannaford will continue to operate the Maine Street Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy at its existing location, and the company plans to make substantial investments and improvements in the downtown Brunswick store to upgrade the shopping experience.

The new 50,000-square-foot store at Cooks Corner will provide fresh food and variety, including thousands of natural and organic products, as well as store-brand offerings such as Taste of Inspirations, Hannaford and Nature’s Place.

The supermarket also will offer a full-service pharmacy, with drive-through; Hannaford To Go, a service that allows customers to select items online and pick up their orders at the store; and a large selection of ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat items. 

“This new location will make it even easier for Brunswick-area customers to do their grocery shopping for the week or pick up that one item they need,” said Eric Blom, Hannaford’s spokesman.  “We are proud to be investing further in our state, bringing new jobs to the area and strengthening our relationship with the community.”

Blom said the new store will be an active member of the Brunswick community, contributing to local nonprofit organizations, civic groups and hunger-relief efforts. Last year, Hannaford donated more than 23 million pounds of rescued food to help feed hungry individuals in the cities and towns it serves.

As part of the project, which is being completed in partnership with Katz Properties LLC, a Staples store will relocate within the shopping center.

The store is expected to employ about 150 full- and part-time associates when it opens. It will be the 64th Hannaford supermarket in Maine. The company was founded in Portland in 1883 and is headquartered in Scarborough.