Smith’s opening department-style store in Henderson
Smith's Marketplace opens new store in Henderson
Updated January 28, 2022 - 8:10 pm

Taitum Davis, 13, second from right, reacts while getting a balloon during a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

The new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway is open for a preview celebration on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Audience members clap as gift cards are raffled during a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Smith’s store associates, company staff and neighborhood community members attend a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

A customer walks into the the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway during a preview celebration ahead of the store’s grand opening on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Smith’s store associates, company staff and neighborhood community members enter a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Sophia McAllister, second from left, and Griffin Monroe, third from left, neighborhood residents, try grilled cheese during a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

The Cervantes family wait in line for balloon animals during a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. From left is Raven Cervantes and her sons, Elias Cervantes, 7, Hayden Cervantes, 13, Lucas Cervantes, 5, and Jace Cervantes, 10. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Debra Gough and Roger Gough attend a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. Roger Gough was the project manager for the new store. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Hundreds attend a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. The delicatessen is one element of the multifaceted store. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Attendees of a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway pass the cheese section of the multifaceted store on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

The in-store bar is open during a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Beer, wine and liquor is displayed during a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

The pharmacy at the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

The bakery at the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Smith’s store associates, company staff and neighborhood community members applaud as employees are introduced during a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

Ashlee Jones, left, a Smith’s store associate, and her daughter Rylee Jones, 8, attend a preview celebration for the new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt

The new Smith’s Marketplace at 845 East Lake Mead Parkway is open for a preview celebration on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, in Henderson. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenschmidttt
A new store concept from Smith’s will officially open Saturday at Henderson’s Cadence Village Center after the blueprint found success in the northwest valley.
The $24 million, 125,000-square-foot Smith’s Marketplace store is expected to rival other big box retailers. Company officials hope the department-store style inspires customers to shop beyond the grocery section.
“When I say multidepartment store, it really is your one-stop shop for everything that you need,” Aubriana Martindale, corporate affairs manager for the company, said. “So at your Smith’s store, you’re usually used to just getting your groceries. Here, you can get your groceries plus more. You can get apparel. … You can get home decor to spruce up the house. Anything you can possibly need is here.”
The new departments include apparel, houseware, toys, hardware and small kitchen appliances. The marketplace also has a Starbucks, Murray’s Cheese shop, a wine and beer bar and a Smith’s Fuel Center.
At a limited preview on Friday, Smith’s associates from across the valley and their families sampled food and walked through the store’s 63 aisles.
Las Vegas resident Sarah Freshwater was surprised by the product diversity. She’s visited the Skye Canyon location in the past and noted the Henderson store had a more modern design.
This is Nevada’s second Smith’s Marketplace. The first one opened in 2018 at the master-planned community Skye Canyon in northwest Las Vegas. Martindale said master-planned communities offer the acreage needed to build a large store.
Henderson Mayor Debra March said residents of the Cadence community and the east side of the city have been “clamoring” for a grocery store in their neighborhood.
“We’ve been hearing from our residents for years,” March said. “They’ve wanted grocery stores here in the Cadence area. We just didn’t have the rooftops before. With the growth that’s occurred in this area, we can now support a grocery store like this. And this is more than a grocery store, it really is a marketplace.”
Smith’s Marketplace is expected to add 230 new jobs to the area, according to the company.
The store, at 845 E. Lake Mead Parkway, will open at 8 a.m. Saturday with the grand opening festivities beginning about a half-hour earlier. The first 400 customers will receive a $10 gift card, according to a news release.
Smith’s is also using the occasion to support several community and hunger relief groups in the Las Vegas Valley, including a $9,000 donation to the Boys &Girls Club of Southern Nevada, $5,000 to Communities in Schools of Nevada and $2,000 to neighboring Basic High School.
The school’s marching band and junior varsity cheer team are expected to perform before the ribbon-cutting ceremony and official opening.
Smith’s Marketplace will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
McKenna Ross is a corps member with Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. Contact her at mross@reviewjournal.com. Follow @mckenna_ross_ on Twitter.