The new store combines convenience with the best of Whole Foods Market.The first store is scheduled to open in 2024
Austin, Texas, March 4, 2024–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Whole Foods Market today announced a new QuickShop store aimed at providing suburban customers with a fast, convenient shopping experience with easy access to fresh, high-quality products. announced the introduction of the format. Look no further than Whole Foods Market. The new store, called Whole Foods Market Dairy Shop, will open first on Manhattan's Upper East Side, with additional locations in New York City to follow. The first store will be located at 1175 Third Avenue and is expected to open this year. Following the launch in New York City, Whole Foods Market plans to bring the format to other cities across the country.
Kwik Shop stores range from 7,000 to 14,000 square feet, about a quarter to half of Whole Foods Market's average store size of 40,000 square feet, paving the way for expansion in dense metropolitan areas. There is. In a busy center like Manhattan, where proximity is at a premium, these stores will bring Whole Foods Market closer to existing customers and expand the company's reach to other stores in nearby areas.
Whole Foods Market Daily Shop offers convenient options for grab-and-go meals and snacks, weekly essentials, and a quick and easy place to get ingredients to complete your meals. All products meet the company's strict quality standards. Although the store is small, it carries a wide selection of popular Whole Foods Market products, including fresh seasonal produce, meat and seafood, prepared foods such as sandwiches and ready-to-eat meals, bread, alcohol, supplements, and a carefully selected selection of products. We have it in stock. We carry local specialty products and our signature 365 by Whole Foods Market brands. Additionally, the store scheduled to open this year will be the first Whole Foods Market store in Manhattan to offer Juice & Java, offering coffee, tea, fresh-pressed juices, smoothies, sandwiches, soups and a variety of desserts.
“Our new store format customizes every square foot to meet the unique, fast-paced needs of an urban lifestyle. “We're excited to introduce a new approach to grab-and-go options, making early morning and after-work grocery shopping more efficient and enjoyable by picking up last-minute dinner ingredients.” said Christina Minardi, executive vice president of growth and development for Amazon. “Expanding our footprint with Whole Foods Market Dairy Shop is key to our growth, fostering deeper customer connections and advancing our purpose of nourishing people and the planet. can do.”
The new store format is not a replacement for the traditional Whole Foods Market store format. In fact, this Quick Shop format is a product of Whole Foods Market and Amazon's daily innovations to create a best-in-class grocery shopping experience that gives customers multiple ways to conveniently purchase the products they know and love. That's another way.
In 2023, Whole Foods Market added 17 stores.th The company opened a store at One Wall Street in New York City, highlighting the company's commitment to improving the urban customer experience and expanding its urban real estate footprint. Whole Foods Market currently has more than 530 stores in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada, with more than 75 planned.
About Whole Foods Market
Founded in 1980, Austin-based Whole Foods Market is one of the world's leading natural and organic food retailers and America's first certified organic national grocer. Whole Foods Market, part of Amazon's global grocery chain, serves customers in more than 530 stores across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. For more information about Whole Foods Market, visit https://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/.
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