The redevelopment efforts are helping to absorb some of the Valley's vast amounts of vacant commercial space while revitalizing recession-ravaged shopping centers that lost anchor tenants when supermarkets like Bashas' and Albertsons went dark. Vacant grocery stores find creative new uses The redevelopment efforts are helping to absorb some of the Valley's vast amounts of vacant commercial space while revitalizing recession-ravaged shopping centers that lost anchor tenants when supermarkets like Bashas' and Albertsons went dark.