Whole Foods Market To Open Grocery Store In Westbury

WESTBURY, NY — Whole Foods Market plans to open a location in Westbury. A spokesperson for the company confirmed the store plans to Patch on Monday, noting there are no plans to close the Manhasset store, which is about 9 miles northwest.

Details about where exactly the upscale grocer would open in Westbury weren't immediately known.

Whole Foods was acquired for $13.7 billion in 2017 by the internet e-commerce giant Amazon. The opening comes as Amazon and Whole Foods try to tackle the challenges of delivering fresh groceries at an affordable price, The New York Times reported last month.

Amazon is reportedly looking into a new chain that would likely be separate from Whole Foods and be designed for brick-and-mortar shopping as well as pickup and delivery.