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July 13. 2012 9:00PM
Officials: Nashua still on list of Whole Foods future stores
NASHUA — New Hampshire's first Whole Foods Market may be coming to the city, but details on when and where the store could open are still up in the air.
“It has been known that they are planning to open here for quite some time,” said Thomas Galligani, the city's economic development director. “There is no specific site that has been made public.”
Galligani said officials from Whole Foods Market have been working to find an ideal location and lock up a deal in the city for several years.
However, within the past nine months, the company's website has listed Nashua as a future store site, he said.
“Whole Foods Market is in the process of developing a store in Nashua,” Heather McCready, public relations manager for the company, confirmed in an email to the New Hampshire Union Leader on Friday.
McCready refused to release any additional information about Whole Foods' expansion into New Hampshire, or whether any other locations in the Granite State are being considered.
“Everyone seems to want a Whole Foods in Nashua,” said Galligani, maintaining it would be a nice addition for the city.
So far, no plans have been submitted to the Nashua Planning Board or any other city department that would elaborate on the company's move to the Gate City, according to Galligani.
Whole Foods Market is a natural and organic food store with more than 310 stores in North America and the United Kingdom, according to its website.
The company has been planning to move into Nashua since at least 2006, according to a quarterly report published in that year.
The old report, posted on its website, states that Nashua, among seven other locations, had recently signed a new store lease.
“These deals are super top secret because of the competitiveness among supermarkets,” Galligani said. He said there are still no definitive plans from Whole Foods Market on file with the city.
Meanwhile, Trader Joe's will open its first store in New Hampshire on Monday at 262 Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua. The new, 9,850-square-feet neighborhood grocery store will open its doors at 8 a.m.
khoughton@newstote.com
“It has been known that they are planning to open here for quite some time,” said Thomas Galligani, the city's economic development director. “There is no specific site that has been made public.”
Galligani said officials from Whole Foods Market have been working to find an ideal location and lock up a deal in the city for several years.
However, within the past nine months, the company's website has listed Nashua as a future store site, he said.
“Whole Foods Market is in the process of developing a store in Nashua,” Heather McCready, public relations manager for the company, confirmed in an email to the New Hampshire Union Leader on Friday.
McCready refused to release any additional information about Whole Foods' expansion into New Hampshire, or whether any other locations in the Granite State are being considered.
“Everyone seems to want a Whole Foods in Nashua,” said Galligani, maintaining it would be a nice addition for the city.
So far, no plans have been submitted to the Nashua Planning Board or any other city department that would elaborate on the company's move to the Gate City, according to Galligani.
Whole Foods Market is a natural and organic food store with more than 310 stores in North America and the United Kingdom, according to its website.
The company has been planning to move into Nashua since at least 2006, according to a quarterly report published in that year.
The old report, posted on its website, states that Nashua, among seven other locations, had recently signed a new store lease.
“These deals are super top secret because of the competitiveness among supermarkets,” Galligani said. He said there are still no definitive plans from Whole Foods Market on file with the city.
Meanwhile, Trader Joe's will open its first store in New Hampshire on Monday at 262 Daniel Webster Highway in Nashua. The new, 9,850-square-feet neighborhood grocery store will open its doors at 8 a.m.
khoughton@newstote.com