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A new business has plans for a spot in West Columbia that once was home to a grocery store.
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Advance Auto Parts, which has locations across the U.S., is planning a spot at 2349 Augusta Road in the Westside Plaza shopping center. There is a large banner posted on the front of the store that says Advance Auto Parts is “coming soon.” Prep work was going on inside the space when a reporter briefly went by on Thursday morning. An opening date for Advance has not been publicly announced.
The Advance Auto location would be in a space that formerly was home to KJ’s Market grocery store. KJ’s closed in July 2025 after a number of years in business at that location. Before being a KJ’s, the space was home to a Bi-Lo supermarket.
The Westside Plaza shopping center is home to a number of well-known businesses, including a Hobby Lobby, a Harbor Freight, a Dollar Tree and other spots. Nearby businesses include a Taco Bell, a Walmart, a Chick-fil-A, a Planet Fitness and many other storefronts.
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Augusta Road in West Columbia is a high-traffic thoroughfare, with more than 36,000 cars per day traveling the roadway there, per SC Department of Transportation stats.
There are more than 4,000 Advance Auto Parts locations in the U.S., per data website ScrapeHero.
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