A new, more spacious Whole Foods Market is coming to Lakewood, opening at 14225 W. Colfax Ave. next month.
The Austin, Texas-based grocer announced Thursday that the new store will replace a longtime location at 14357 W. Colfax Ave., which has served the community for over 27 years.
With 26,000 square feet of additional space, improved vehicle access and more dedicated parking, the new store is larger than the former nearby location.
Opening 8 a.m. Dec. 9, the new store will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The first 300 customers in line will receive a custom tote bag and Secret Saver coupon featuring offers up to $100 off.
The new location’s product assortment features more than 800 local items from Colorado-based suppliers.
The new Colfax store will feature an expanded produce department featuring a wide variety of organic and locally sourced items. The store’s beer and wine sectionwill offer over 570 wines and 360 beers, including 75 beers from 30 local suppliers.
The specialty department will showcase artisan cheeses overseen by cheese mongers, who can provide recommendations for any occasion and craft custom cheese boards, while the grocery section will offer grind-your-own nut butters, bulk coffee and more than 600 products.
Whole Foods on Union Station welcomed its first official shoppers on Nov. 15, 2017 downtown Denver. The vegetable isle packed with fresh product. The new store is located at 1701 Wewatta St on the north side of Union Station.
To celebrate the opening, Whole Foods Market will provide a food donation to Lakewood nonprofit The Action Center, which makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores to help prevent food waste and serve the surrounding community.
The donation is part of Whole Foods Market’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program.
Whole Foods Market will also present Denver-based supplier Lentiful with a low-interest loan through the Whole Foods Market Lending Program to support their national expansion into approximately 390 Whole Foods Market locations.
Through the program, Whole Foods Market lends money to small-scale, local or emerging producers to help them grow their businesses. To date, the retailer has provided 430 loans, representing roughly $39 million in capital for recipients, according to a November news release.
The grocer recently celebrated the opening of its new 43,000-square-foot store in Parker last month at 8665 Kings Point Way by donating food to the Colorado nonprofit Help & Hope Center, and providing a low-interest loan to Denver-based supplier SAM+LEO.
Additionally, Whole Foods Market is planning to open a new 35,500-square-foot store in Denver’s Central Park neighborhood.
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