New Whole Foods Market in Parker, Colorado, to Open October 9

Parker, Co. (September 9, 2025) - Whole Foods Market will open a new 43,000-square-foot store, located at 8665 Kings Point Way, Parker, Co., on October 9, 2025. The store will open at 8:00 a.m. on opening day, and regular store hours will be 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. daily.

The new store's product assortment features more than 700 local items from Colorado, sourced with the help of Darcy Landis, Forager for Local & Emerging Brands at Whole Foods Market.

Features of the new Parker store include:

• An array of certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Good Local options include carving pumpkins from Hirakata Farms, hard squash from Golden West Farms and organic Honeycrisp apples from Rogers Mesa Fruit Co.
• Specialty department dedicated to celebrating cheesemakers and artisan producers. Local items include fresh pasta varieties from Pappardelle's Pasta, dips from Blue Moose of Boulder and crackers from 34 Degrees. The cheese counter is overseen by trained cheesemongers who can offer recommendations for any occasion and create custom boards.
• Curated grocery department filled with exclusive brand favorites and local products, including Zucca pasta from Pastificio Boulder, hot sauce from Green Belly Foods and chai concentrate from Sherpa Chai.
• Full-service seafood counter featuring seasoned and marinated seafood prepared in house and fresh oysters. Local options include cold smoked salmon from Villa Tatra. All offerings are either sustainable wild-caught or Responsibly Farmed.
• Full-service meat counter, with butchers available to cut steaks and poultry to order. Features include seasoned and marinated meat and sausages made in-house. Local options include sugar free pork bacon from Niman Ranch, grass fed beef hotdogs from Teton Waters Ranch and ground bison from Great Range Bison.
• Extensive selection of more than 250 craft beers and 630 wines. Local options include Perfect Drift Pilsner from 4 Noses Brewing Company, Juicy Bits IPA from WeldWerks Brewing Co.and In the Steep Hazy IPA from Outer Range Brewing Co.
• A Prepared Foods department featuring a sandwich venue with new assortment, a rotating hot bar, pizza, rotisserie chicken, local items from Overt and sushi from Kikka Sushi.
• Bakery department offering fresh-baked bread 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. Local offerings include gluten free Berry Chantilly Cake from The Sweet Petite, whoopie pies from Cakeheads Bakery and gluten free cheesecakes from Pie in the Sky.
• Wellness & Beauty section featuring more than 70 local products. Local products include bulk soap from the Spinster Sisters Co., hydration everyday drink mix from Skratch Labs and Relax gummy vitamins from SAM+LEO

Opening morning, customers will enjoy complimentary local coffee samples as well as bites from Outrageous Baking. In addition, there will be an afternoon roadshow featuring cake samples from The Sweet Petite. The first 300 customers in line will receive a custom tote bag and a Secret Saver coupon featuring offers up to $100 off.

In celebration of the opening, Whole Foods Market is providing an all-electric refrigerated van and food donation to Help & Hope Center, 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 Our 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 present Denver-based supplier SAM+LEO with a low-interest loan through the Whole Foods Market Lending Program to support their initial launch into 30+ 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.

All food at Whole Foods Market must meet the company's rigorous Quality Standards, which prohibit hydrogenated fats, high-fructose corn syrup and more than 300 flavors, colors, sweeteners and other ingredients commonly found in food. In addition, all beauty and body care products must meet the company's body care standards, which ban more than 240 commonly used ingredients, including phthalates, parabens and microbeads.

Prime members who shop at Whole Foods Market have access to a number of benefits year-round, including deep discounts on select popular products each week and an additional 10% off hundreds of in-store sale items. Additionally, customers can pay in-store with their palm using Amazon One or with the Whole Foods Market or Amazon app. For more information on in-store benefits for Prime members and payment options, please visit https://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/amazon.

About Whole Foods Market

Founded in 1980, Austin-based Whole Foods Market is the world's leading natural and organic foods retailer and the first certified organic national grocer in the United States. Part of Amazon's Worldwide Grocery Stores, Whole Foods Market serves customers in more than 540 stores across the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. To learn more about Whole Foods Market, please visit .