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ICYMI: Westford Whole Foods Opens Doors to Hungry Crowd
Over 300 people showed up for the store's grand opening on Wednesday.
Photo: Whole Foods Regional President Laura Derba speaks alongside guests at the bread-breaking ceremony. Credit: Whole Foods Market
Westford's Whole Foods finally opened its doors to a crowd of over 300 people this week. Here's the full story, in case you missed it.
WESTFORD, MA - The Westford Whole Foods finally opened its doors Wednesday morning after much anticipation
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Over 300 people attended the grand opening including Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, Representative James Arciero, Representative David Nangle and Westford Town Manager Jodi Ross.
The 43,000 square-foot store is located at 160 Littleton Road in the Westford Valley Marketplace. It employs about 165 full and part-time team members, including 100 new hires from the Westford area.
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“Whole Foods Market Westford was designed specifically to meet the needs of the Westford and surrounding communities,” Store Team Leader Todd Johnson said in a news release. “It is so much more than just a grocery store.”
The new Whole Foods Market is partnering with the Whole Kids Foundation to donate a school garden grant to Westford Academy.
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