Sprouts Farmers Market will open its first location in Seattle, Washington, at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, June 10. The new store, located at 13010 Aurora Ave. North, will be the fourth Sprouts in the state.
To celebrate the new store, Sprouts is giving away a $500 gift card to be used for groceries. Local shoppers can visit sprouts.com/seattle to enter to win.
Sprouts is closely following CDC and local health authority guidelines related to COVID-19, while regularly providing store team members—who are required to wear masks and gloves—with the latest safety guidance. In addition to regular food safety and cleaning procedures, Sprouts has invested additional labor hours into stores to allow for more frequent cleaning, paying close attention to high-touch areas such as service counters, restrooms, carts and checkout lanes. Stores also are implementing steps to promote social distancing at registers, where plexiglass barriers are being installed to add protection for team members and customers.
As part of Sprouts’ commitment to “zero waste,” the new store will donate unsold and edible groceries to Food Lifeline through the grocer’s Food Rescue program. In 2019, Sprouts stores and distribution centers donated 27 million pounds of product, equivalent to 23 million meals. Food that is not fit for donation is provided to local cattle farms and composting facilities. Sprouts’ evolving “zero waste” initiatives help minimize food waste while reducing the impact of hunger and the company’s environmental footprint.
Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Sprouts Farmers Market is one of the fastest-growing retailers in the country. The company offers a unique assortment of healthier products with special attributes, such as plant-based, gluten-free, keto-friendly and grass-fed, to meet the growing and diverse needs of today’s consumer. Sprouts employs more than 32,000 team members and operates over 340 stores in 23 states from coast to coast.
