Saturday, March 25, 2017

Whole Foods opens April 12th

I should have been checking Whole Foods website, I could have scooped the Washington Post as this was posted back on Thursday there.  (it did not appear in Washington Post afternoon on Friday)

As I posted earlier I think the Whole Foods FINALLY opening will really start making the rest of the retail in the community come together.  Looking to the month of May for more retail commitments.

http://media.wholefoodsmarket.com/news/whole-foods-market-riverdale-park-to-open-april-12

COMPANY NEWS:

Whole Foods Market Riverdale Park to open April 12

First Whole Foods Market store in Prince George’s County offers highest quality natural and organic products
The store, designed for self-service ease in all departments, will offer the highest quality natural and organic products, including fresh produce, meat, seafood and prepared foods.
“We’re excited to join Riverdale’s vibrant and growing community with the opening of our first Whole Foods Market in Prince George’s County,” said Pia DaSilva, the Riverdale store’s team leader. “The store will include many new and locally sourced and seasonal products that meet our high quality standards. Whether you come for the hand-tossed pizza, the custom acai bowl bar or the six types of cold pressed juice on draft, the store will be a great addition to Riverdale and a new gathering place for the community.”
Every item sold in the store meets Whole Foods Market’s rigorous quality standards and is free of artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners, preservatives and hydrogenated fats.
The 40,000-square-foot store includes:
  • Self-serve fresh brewed coffee and espresso, plus cold brew coffee and tea.
  • Six varieties of cold pressed juice on tap, including single flavors such as apple and pineapple, as well as store blends like “Sweet Green” and “Deep Beet.”
  • Numerous in-house specialties: scratch bread made daily, smoked fish and hand-tossed, wood-fired pizza.
  • A real-time feedback feature that allows customers to text concerns and compliments to Whole Foods Market Riverdale on their way out the door – no forms, no surveys.
  • Custom superfruit acai bowl bar and self-serve mochi. 
The community is invited to join store and company leaders for a traditional bread-breaking ceremony at 8:45 a.m. on April 12.
Community members can register for the opportunity to take a preview tour of the store here. Further details about the store opening will be shared through social media.

10 comments:

  1. Thank you for your blog. I'm considering living in the Hyattsville Arts District. Although a separate area, Riverdale Park Station is close enough to impact my final decision. The Whole Foods opening soon is great news.

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  2. Thanks for reading and for your comment. We seriously considered Hyattsville Arts district as I posted about here: http://riverdaleparkstation.blogspot.com/2017_02_18_archive.html

    Good news is via the Hiker/Biker trail it will be less than a mile walk between the two. Good for me too as I like Busboys and Tara Thai.

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  3. I can understand the trepidation about the distance from the Metro station. It's a con for me as well. Knowing that the trail will make the walk to RPS under a mile is great, though.

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    1. Yea.. and a pro to Hyattsville is you are a mile closer to DC and those townhomes are a bit less expensive. I've been spoiled being able to walk to the metro living here in DC these past two years though and I can't give that up being a daily metro rider.

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  4. I checked out the area over the weekend (just the sidewalk and stairs along Route 1) -- do you know if the sidewalk will extend north to Albion Rd? We didn't walk all the way to the northern-most part of the property and I haven't paid attention while driving by. Thanks!

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    1. Right now the sidewalk ends at Riverdale and does not continue to Albion. I will ask this question the next time I speak to the builder as it will be needed until the hiker biker path opens.

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    2. Great, thanks in advance for the update! With or without the trolley trail, the Rt 1 sidewalk should continue and connect to College Park.

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  5. Does anyone know if they will have charging stations for electric vehicles? Typically Whole Foods is very pro EV but I haven't seen any charging parking spots as of yet. I'm hoping they will!

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    1. They have them at all the Whole Foods I have seen recently so I would think so but we shall see.

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    2. Confirmed that they WILL have electric car chargers:

      http://www.hyattsvillewire.com/2017/04/09/whole-foods-electric-car-charging-riverdale-park/

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