Nearly seven weeks after a destructive fire broke out at XPZ Supermarket on September 25, the popular retail outlet located on Sir Sydney Walling Highway has begun a phased rollout of partial operations, marking a tentative milestone in its long, turbulent journey of post-disaster recovery. This latest setback is the second major fire to cripple the family-founded local business in less than four years. Back in June 2021, a massive inferno gutted the entire supermarket footprint as well as the on-site residential quarters for its frontline staff, resulting in estimated total damages reaching EC$10 million. Following over 36 months of painstaking reconstruction, regulatory approvals, and restocking efforts, XPZ only celebrated its grand reopening on October 18, 2024, to the relief of thousands of loyal local shoppers who had relied on the store for affordable grocery and household goods for decades. Less than 12 months after that high-profile comeback, the unforeseen September 2025 fire once again forced the entire premises to shut down for safety assessments, damage mitigation, and cleanup. While the retail operator has confirmed that limited services are now being restored on a gradual, stage-by-stage basis to serve the surrounding community, its leadership has declined to release a public, firm timeline for when full, pre-fire operational capacity across all departments will be fully restored, citing ongoing safety checks and supply chain coordination work that remains in progress.
Rising From the Ashes Again: XPZ Slowly Reopens Following Devastating Fire
