 Omni would eventually be phased out by Dominick's for various reasons ranging from consumer preference to responding to competition from new stores such as Meijer (first Chicago-area store opened in August 1999), Whole Foods and Wal-Mart entering the Chicago market.Dominick's opened an Omni Superstore in 1991 in Schererville, Indiana.The store became a Dominick's in 1997 and closed in 1999 and sat empty for four years.