Whole Foods Market will open a new 40,000-square-foot store Nov. 18 at 8310 Liberty Way in West Chester, Ohio. The store is a relocation of the existing Mason location, which has served the area since 2007, and will be led by Store Team Leader Rachel Abrams. Doors open at 9 a.m. on opening day; regular hours will be 8 a.m.-9 p.m. daily.
The store’s assortment features more than 300 local items from Ohio and neighboring states, sourced with the help of Lillian Huber, forager for local and emerging brands.
Departments and local suppliers
- Produce: Certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Good produce, with local suppliers including Sunny Meadows Flower Farm, Sustainable Harvest Farm, Sunsprout Farms and What Chefs Want. All fresh produce and floral items meet the company’s Pollinator Health Policy to reduce the use of chemical pesticides.
- Specialty: A department dedicated to cheesemakers and artisan producers, staffed by trained cheesemongers. Local items include lactose-free cheeses from Snowville Creamery, cheddars from Middlefield Original Cheese Co-Op and fresh ravioli from Ohio City Pasta.
- Grocery: Exclusive brand products alongside local suppliers such as Hartzler Family Dairy milk, Deeper Roots Coffee and honey from Don Popp’s Honey Farm.
- Seafood: Full-service fishmonger counter with ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat options; all offerings are sustainable wild-caught or Responsibly Farmed.
- Meat: Full-service counter with animal welfare-certified selections, made-in-house sausage and butchers cutting to order. Local suppliers include Pine Manor Farms, Marksbury Farm Market and AmyLu Foods.
- Beverage: More than 700 wines and 270 craft beers, with local options from Columbus Brewing Co., Rhinegeist Brewery and Sonder Brewing.
- Prepared foods: Hot food and salad bars, fresh pizza, a Market Sandwich venue and sushi rolled daily by Genji.
- Bakery: Bread baked daily, the retailer’s Berry Chantilly Cake and brown butter cookies, seasonal items and local zucchini bread from Evergreen Holistic.
- Wellness and beauty: Body care, beauty and supplement products, including shampoo bars from Chagrin Valley Soap & Salve Co. and shampoo from Eco Love.
Opening day and community giving
On opening morning, customers will receive coffee from Deeper Roots Coffee and samples from local and national suppliers throughout the store. The first 300 customers in line will receive a limited-edition tote bag made from recycled textiles from Amazon customer returns and a Secret Saver coupon with savings of up to $100.
To mark the opening, Whole Foods Market is making food and monetary donations to La Soupe, a nonprofit that makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores. La Soupe previously received a refrigerated van through the retailer’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, which helps food rescue organizations transport surplus food.
Prime members receive weekly discounts on select products and an additional 10 percent off hundreds of in-store sale items, and customers can pay in store with the Whole Foods Market or Amazon app. Grocery pickup will be available shortly after opening.
Founded in 1980 and based in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market is part of Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores and serves customers in more than 560 stores in the U.S., Canada and the U.K.