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Calgary grocery store closed, police called over large crowds at grand opening

Hundreds of people flocked to the Asian Food Centre in Calgary on Friday afternoon for a grand opening. Courtesy: Fiona Tse

Simple “Store Closed” signs were taped over signs encouraging shoppers to physical distance from each other during the grand opening of a Calgary grocery store that was so packed police had to be called to manage the crowds on Friday.

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Hundreds of people flocked to the Asian Food Centre in the Savana Bazaar market in the city’s northeast for a grand opening that would see the grocery store’s first 100 customers receive a free pressure cooker and set of pots and pans.

Photos from outside the store show a large crowd of people waiting to get inside and standing closely together.

Hundreds of people flocked to the Asian Food Centre in Calgary on Friday afternoon for a grand opening. Courtesy: Fiona Tse

Calgary police were called to the store because of the large crowds. Officers estimated about 300 to 400 people were there.

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The store eventually closed voluntarily, but re-opened a short while later.

Calgary police said no tickets were handed out at the grocery store.

— With files from Global News’ Jenna Freeman

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