H Mart is a Korean specialty grocery store chain founded in 1982. After maintaining a single store for 10 years, the company decided to expand, and over the next 10 years, H Mart added 10 additional locations.
As of 2021, there are 84 H Mart locations in 13 states, including Hawaii. H Mart also has stores in Canada.
One author explores the relationship between food and grief in a novel titled “Crying in H Mart”
While the company began as a Korean food market, today it offers a variety of Asian foods and specialty sauces.
In March 2021, the company announced a partnership with Auto Store to create a fully automated micro-fulfillment center in New Jersey.
H Mart maintains a corporate office in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.
