Grand Opening of new Orcutt Shopping Center’s First Store

ORCUTT, Calif. - A newly constructed shopping plaza in Orcutt held a grand opening for its first store today.

The community was excited to welcome a new grocery store.

Residents have been watching the construction and patiently bearing the traffic delays on clark avenue in Orcutt, in anticipation of this morning’s grand opening of the new Grocery Outlet Bargain Market.

Store owner Bryan Lutz moved to Santa Maria with his family to run the new Grocery Outlet in Orcutt, having completed the majority of his training and experience in Sacramento.

“I think we have really amazing value that we can offer to Orcutt. And I also as an owner, love to get involved in the community and help out wherever I can. I'm very passionate about sports and education,” says Bryan Lutz, Orcutt Grocery Outlet’s owner.

Locals say Grocery Outlet's 40-70 percent discount on name brand items is a warmly welcomed addition to Orcutt, especially during times of inflation and other economic uncertainties.

“It's a lot bigger than the one we have out in Santa Maria, so I'm kind of interested in what they've got in there. And how it looks,” says Santa Maria resident Eddie Rogers.

The warm welcome for the store was reflected in a surprisingly large turnout at 8 Thursday morning, and the line was only about halfway through when the first 100 customer gift cards ran out.

“We've only been here since 6 a.m. I know other people have been here a lot longer, but we were really excited to get down here as soon as possible,” says Orcutt resident Janelle Kemlo.

“I was here since 2:00 this morning. Cold,” says Rogers.

“This blew me away. I knew we had excitement. I just… this is incredible,” says Lutz.

Conveniently located just off the freeway on Clark, this newly constructed plaza will host a few more businesses, though just what they'll be remains undetermined.

With a gas station as the strongest possibility, a fast food restaurant is also a strong candidate, and some locals mentioned they'd like to see something different like a music store such as Guitar Center.