Food Lion to unveil Bloom

After months of extensive renovations, Food Lion will open its Odenton store tomorrow as "Bloom," a new concept focusing on convenience through technology and a wider variety of food products.

The roughly 38,000-square-foot store at 8741 Piney Orchard Parkway is one of 40 Food Lion sites set to convert to Bloom in the Washington D.C. area, company officials said. It is the only location in the county.

"We did a lot of research to determine where demand would be greatest," said Karen Peterson, spokesman for Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion.

While she declined to say why the company chose Odenton, she said Bloom customers...