Popular grocery chain plans a new store in Cary. Here’s what to know
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- Whole Foods will occupy former Lowes Foods site at Preston Corners in Cary.
- Grocer gave no estimated opening date for the new store.
- Western Wake County sees multiple new grocers including IndiFresh and Apna Bazar.
Less than a year after Cary lost a grocery store, a new one has announced plans to take its place.
Whole Foods Market will open its third location in the Wake County town, the grocer confirmed to The News & Observer in an email.
“We look forward to continuing to serve the Cary community with high-quality natural and organic products and an unparalleled grocery shopping experience,” Whole Foods Market said in an emailed statement.
The grocer did not provide an estimated opening date for the new Cary store.
The store will open in a former Lowes Foods at Preston Corners shopping center, at the corner of High House Road and Cary Parkway. Lowes Foods shut down the location at 930 High House Road in May, deciding not to renew its lease.
Triangle Business Journal first reported news of the Whole Foods Market expansion.
The confirmation of Whole Foods as the incoming tenant contradicts what some people have been saying online. Facebook and Reddit users have reported rumors that Sprouts Farmers Market would take the old Lowes Foods space.
There are several grocery stores within a few miles of Preston Corners, such as Harris Teeter, Trader Joe’s, H Mart, Publix, Wegmans and The Fresh Market.
Whole Foods stores in the Triangle
In addition to its Cary locations on Arco Street and New Waverly Place, each around 6-7 miles away from Preston Corners, Whole Foods Market has stores in Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.
The grocer, which was founded in Austin, Texas, in 1980, offers expansive hot bar and salad bar sections.
It was acquired by Amazon in 2017 and now has more than 500 locations in the United States.
New grocery stores in Western Wake
Whole Foods Market is not the only grocer to announce plans to expand in Western Wake County.
A new IndiFresh Supermarket is coming to Apex, The N&O reported, with a groundbreaking expected in July. The 18,000-square-foot store will anchor the Glenn Square development off Highway 64 near Costco.
And Apna Bazar, which has one location off Davis Drive in Morrisville, is expected to open at the Freedom Square shopping center at 8375 Green Level Church Road in Apex.
