Whole Foods Market, a natural foods grocery chain based in Texas, is planning to build a store in the Tunnel Road shopping center that’s now home to a Kmart that is closing.
According to documents on record at the Buncombe County Register of Deeds Office, the store will occupy a 35,000-square-foot building at the shopping center, which will undergo significant renovations before it opens.
Representatives from the shoppping center owner, Edens development group, told staff members from the city of Asheville on Monday that the building currently housing Kmart would be demolished and replaced by space for two large tenants, while other parts of the shopping center would be renovated.
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[…] Asheville was forced to move following the announcement a few weeks back that Kmart on Tunnel Road was closing and Whole Foods is planning to move in. CrossFit Asheville is currently located on the side of the […]
When is this store scheduled to open? Does anyone know? I have been saying for YEARS how badly East Asheville needs a natural foods store. I REALLY wish it weren’t a corporate chain, but at least it is something.
Earthfare is gonna close for sure
Crystal, yes – Crossfit is currently looking for a new location. They’ll be moving.
Greenlife will continue along as usual. No changes, says Whole Foods.
I believe I read on the Asheville Crossfit FB page that they’ll be relocating.
hopefully greenlife will go back to greenlife and the hot bar will be awesome like it used to be before whole foods
What does this mean for Greenlife?
Any word on what, if anything, this means for Greenlife? Hopefully, nothing, and we’ll get to keep Greenlife, as well as the new WF store.
What about Asheville Crossfit?