A spokesperson from Safeway Inc. confirmed shortly before The Malibu Times went to print on Tuesday evening that a Pavilions grocery store will replace Cooke’s Family Market early next year at Point Dume Plaza. Rumors that Pavilions was coming to the mall had been circulating throughout Malibu even before owner Jerry Preston announced last month that Cooke’s would close on Dec. 15.
Safeway spokesperson Sandra Calderon said she did not have much information she could tell about the situation, but she promised more information would be sent to the local media later this week.
Last year, Preston sold the Point Dume mall to developer Zan Marquis for $24 million. Since that time there have been various rumors about different businesses coming to the plaza.