New Whole Foods Market in Los Gatos, Calif., to open April 15. Newest location to include a coffee and juice bar, will feature more than 2,000 products from 350+ California-based suppliers March 18, 2026. 10:06 AM LOS GATOS, Calif. - Whole Foods Market will open a new 43,130-square-foot store, located at 15650 Los Gatos Blvd. in Los Gatos, California, on April 15, 2026. The store will open at 9 a.m. on opening day, and regular store hours will be 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily. The store is a relocation of the existing Los Gatos store, which has served the community for more than 30 years. The new store is almost double the size of the previous location, with expanded departments, a coffee and juice bar, more seating areas and a larger, dedicated parking lot for customers. The new location's product assortment features more than 2,000 local items from California-based suppliers, sourced with the help of Patrick Wyman, Forager for Local & Emerging Brands at Whole Foods Market. Features of the new Los Gatos store include: * An array of certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Goodopens in a new tab produce with a large assortment of produce sourced from local suppliers, including Tomatero Farmopens in a new tab and Coke Farmopens in a new tab. All fresh produce and floral items meet its Pollinator Health Policyopens in a new tab to reduce the use of chemical pesticides. * A coffee and juice bar offering made-to-order coffee, tea, juices and smoothies. Beverages include signature coffee drinks like the Brown Butter Cookie Latte and Berry Chantilly Latte, and fresh, juiced-to-order vegetable and fruit juice blends as well as signature smoothies like Passionately Green and Tropical Tango. * Specialty department dedicated to celebrating cheesemakers and artisan producers. Local assortment includes product from Andante Dairyopens in a new tab, Charles Chocolatesopens in a new tab and Nicasio Valley Cheeseopens in a new tab. The cheese counter is overseen by trained cheesemongers who can offer recommendations for any occasion. * Curated grocery section filled with exclusive brand favorites and products from local suppliers, including raw honey from Small Beesopens in a new tab, light, medium and dark roasts from Coffee & Water Labopens in a new tab and fermented almonds and cashews from Philosopher Foodsopens in a new tab. * Seafood counter providing expert fishmonger service, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meal solutions, and a variety of local items from suppliers, including The Santa Barbara Smokehouseopens in a new tab and Tsar Nicoulaiopens in a new tab. All offerings are either sustainable wild-caught or Responsibly Farmed. * Full-service meat counter, with animal-welfare-certified selections and expert butchers available to cut steaks and poultry to order. Features include made-in-house fresh sausage, marinated and seasoned meats for quick and easy meals and local items from suppliers, including Eel River Organic Beefopens in a new tab, Pozzi Ranchopens in a new tab and Silva Sausage Coopens in a new tab. Animals must be raised with no antibiotics ever. * Extensive beverage selection, including spirits, more than 500 wines and more than 330 craft beers. The department will also feature product from more than 110 local wineries and 40 local breweries, including McBride Sisters Collectionopens in a new tab, Field Recordings Wineopens in a new tab, Russian River Brewing Companyopens in a new tab, Original Pattern Brewing Coopens in a new tab. and Cellarmaker Brewing Companyopens in a new tab. * A Prepared Foods department featuring hot food and salad bars with a rotating menu of comfort foods and seasonal options, fresh pizza by the slice or by the whole pie, a Market Sandwich venue featuring a delicious menu of gourmet sandwiches and sushi rolled fresh daily by Genjiopens in a new tab. * Bakery department offering bread baked fresh daily as well as everyday favorites, such as Whole Foods Market's Berry Chantilly Cake and brown butter cookies. The department also carries a wide variety of special diet items and seasonal options, including Strawberry Cherry Pistachio Crumble Pie and Mango Yuzu Chantilly Cake. Local offerings include scones and baked treats from Sconehenge Bakeryopens in a new tab and artisan breads from Firebrand Artisan Breadsopens in a new tab and Acme Bread Companyopens in a new tab. * Wellness & Beauty department with a wide range of body care, beauty, lifestyle and supplement products. Local items include moringa powder and gummies from Kuli Kuli Foodsopens in a new tab, soy wax scented candles from Viviana Luxury Candlesopens in a new tab and skincare from Cocokindopens in a new tab. Opening morning, customers will enjoy coffee and pastry samples from local suppliers. The first 300 customers in line will receive a limited-edition Los Gatos tote bag and a Secret Saver coupon featuring savings up to $100 off. In celebration of the opening, Whole Foods Market is providing an all-electric refrigerated van and food donation to West Valley Community Servicesopens in a new tab, which makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores to help prevent food waste and serve the surrounding community. Both donations are part of Whole Foods Market's Nourishing Its Neighborhoods program, which aims to enhance the ability of local food rescue organizations to transport surplus food to areas facing the greatest need. Whole Foods Market will also provide monetary donations to Ma'alot Farmsopens in a new tab and River of Life Food Pantryopens in a new tab.

Whole Foods ramps up UK expansion with six new London stores. Natural and organic food retailer Whole Foods Market has announced plans to open six new London stores over the next few months. The retailer last year opened its first UK location in more than a decade, with a 21,000 sq ft store on King's Road in Chelsea, west London. The six new stores are set to open in Angel, Liverpool Street, Notting Hill Gate, Canary Wharf, Monument and St James's near Buckingham Palace, doubling Whole Foods Market's UK store portfolio to 12. "We're happy to be expanding Whole Foods Market's physical store presence in the UK, allowing us to reach more customers with our uncompromising quality standards and carefully curated selection of natural and organic products," said Jason Buechel, chief executive of Whole Foods Market and vice-president of Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores. "Each new store represents an opportunity to bring responsibly sourced, high-quality food to more communities who share our values of nourishing people and the planet." The new locations represent the international expansion of Whole Foods Market's Daily Shop format, which launched in New York City in 2024. The Daily Shop store design focuses on locations under 14,000 sq ft. The six new London locations will vary in size, from roughly 3,300 sq ft to 10,000 sq ft. Amazon acquired Whole Foods for $13.7bn in 2017. The company currently operates more than 545 stores across the US, Canada and the UK.

Whole Foods Market to open 6 new U.K. Stores. The company plans to double its United Kingdom footprint by adding stores across various London neighborhoods, introducing its smaller daily shop format to the international market. March 12, 2026 12:29 PM Whole Foods Market plans to open six new stores in the United Kingdom over the next few months. In March 2025, the natural and organic foods retailer opened its first U.K. location in more than a decade with its 21,000-square-foot store on King's Road in London. The newest locations will open across Angel, Liverpool Street, Notting Hill Gate, Wood Wharf (Canary Wharf), Monument and St. James neighborhoods, doubling Whole Foods Market's U.K. store count to 12. "We're happy to be expanding Whole Foods Market's physical store presence in the U.K., allowing us to reach more customers with our uncompromising quality standards and carefully curated selection of natural and organic products," says Jason Buechel, vice president of Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores and Whole Foods Market CEO. "Each new store represents an opportunity to bring responsibly sourced, high-quality food to more communities that share our values of nourishing people and the planet." The company says special features and products will include: * An array of certified organic and conventional produce. * Prepared foods options, including lunchtime salads, sandwiches and seasonal favorites, including Spanish-style free-range chicken, Teriyaki Salmon and Crackling Cauliflower. * Meat and seafood assortment featuring a variety of convenient grab-and-go offerings, including steaks, marinated and seasoned options for quick meals at home and packaged smoked items. All meat items are animal-welfare certified and include organic options, and all seafood offerings are either sustainable wild-caught or responsibly sarmed. * Bakery department offering fresh bread daily as well as everyday favorites, such as Whole Foods Market's viennoiserie and brown butter cookies. The department also carries a wide variety of special diet items, including gluten- and dairy-free brownies, doughnuts and cookies. * Wellness and beauty department with a large assortment of supplements, skin care, hair care and more. * Specialty department dedicated to celebrating cheesemakers and artisan producers, featuring cheeses and charcuterie perfect for entertaining as well as local and premium range of beers, wines and spirits, including ready-to-drink options. * New and exclusive products. "We are thrilled to bring Whole Foods Market to more neighborhoods in London," says Jade Hoai, executive leader of operations for Whole Foods Market U.K. "We look forward to opening our doors to these wonderful communities and to providing great customer service and an excellent product assortment that meets our high quality standards." To celebrate the store openings, Whole Foods Market says it is making monetary donations to community nonprofit organizations, including FoodCycle, All Saints Food Bank, Independent Food Aid Network and Family Action Food Clubs. Additionally, at the openings in Angel and Wood Wharf, Whole Foods Market plans to provide a food donation to The Felix Project, which makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores to help prevent food waste and serve the surrounding community. The nonprofit previously received a refrigerated van through Whole Foods Market's Nourishing Its Neighborhoods program, which aims to enhance the ability of local food rescue organizations to transport surplus food to areas facing the greatest need.