“365 by Whole Foods Market” in Lake Oswego Draws Shoppers

365 Whole Foods

Lake Oswego, OR. It has been a month since the “365 by Whole Foods Market” opened in Lake Oswego and locals keep streaming in. The store, located at 11 S State Street, is a pared down version of a Whole Foods market with roughly a quarter of the inventory. It’s also self-serve without a full service deli, meat department or bakery. Still, lots of shoppers like the concept and the lower prices. It’s the second such store opened by Whole Foods in the U.S.

Produce is fresh and reasonably priced.

Meat and fish are pre-packaged and displayed like you might see at Costco.

The Namesake “Whole Foods” generic “365” brand can be found throughout the new store.

Shoppers select prepackaged soups and salads out of refrigerated cases.

Shelves are filled with items, but many rows are filled with duplicates.

Items like zucchini noodles are popular.

There’s a self service hot buffet with items to go and a salad bar as well.

There’s a “Next Level Burger” and Canteen inside the store.

Many are enthusiastic about the lower prices with three bags of groceries ringing up to under $90.00.

The store is located in the former Albertsons at 11 S State St, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034. It’s open from 8:00am – 10:00pm seven days a week. Phone 503.782.4672

President of 365 by Whole Foods Market, Jeff Turnas, explains, “The name celebrates our belief that fresh healthy foods can be readily available to more people in an affordable way every day…365 days a year. It also tips our hat to our popular 365 Everyday Value brand, which our shoppers seek out for quality, transparency and great value — the same attributes to come with our smaller-store format.

The first 365 by Whole Foods Market store opened in May 25, 2016, in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. Then came Lake Oswego on July 14th. Bellevue, Washington is scheduled to open in 2016. An additional 10 stores are expected to open in 2017.

Here’s a list of 365 by Whole Foods Market stores in development:

California

Santa Monica – opening date TBA
San Francisco – opening date TBA
Concord– opening date TBA
Claremont – opening date TBA
Los Alamitos – opening date TBA
Long Beach – opening date TBA
North Hollywood – opening date TBA

Oregon

Lake Oswego – opening July 14, 2016

Washington

Bellevue – opening fall 2016

Texas

Houston – opening date TBA
Cedar Park – opening date TBA

Ohio

Cincinnati – opening date TBA
Akron – opening date TBA
Toledo – opening date TBA

Illinois

Evergreen Park – opening date TBA

Indiana

Bloomington – opening date TBA

Georgia

Decatur – opening date TBA

Florida

Gainesville – opening date TBA

Elisa Klein

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