Whole Foods Market opening new U.K. store
Whole Foods Market is expanding in the U.K. for the first time in more than 10 years.
The Amazon-owned natural and organic foods grocer will open a new store on King’s Road in the Chelsea neighborhood of London on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. The store is the first new U.K. location for Whole Foods Market since 2014.
King’s Road store features
The new 21,800-sq.-ft. store will open at 9 a.m. on opening day with regular hours 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and noon – 6:00 p.m. on Sundays.
The store will feature new and exclusive products, only available at Whole Foods Market King’s Road, and many local brands from London and across England as well as hot and salad bars and a pizzeria.
“Whole Foods Market has roots deeply planted in the U.K., and we are thrilled to be bringing more natural and organic food to this market with the opening of our new King’s Road store this March,” said Jason Buechel, VP of Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores and Whole Foods Market CEO. “Continuing our expansion outside of the U.S. enables us to extend our reach to more customers while advancing our higher purpose to nourish people and the planet.”
Other features of the new King’s Road store include:
- Full-service seafood counter featuring only sustainable wild-caught or responsibly farmed seafood and a large selection of ready-to-cook seafood. The store will offer local seafood options with fresh catches four days per week including dover sole and Shetland scallops.
- An array of certified organic and conventional fresh produce including a King’s Road exclusive of Crate-to-Plate herbs and lettuce that use 95% less water than traditional farming, no pesticides or herbicides and no importing.
- A specialty department dedicated to promoting cheesemakers and artisan producers. The cheese counter is overseen by trained cheesemongers who can offer tailored recommendations.
- A curated grocery section with exclusives as well as local products from over 80 brands.
- Full-service meat counter, with butchers available to cut steaks and poultry to order. Features include dry-aged beef, a selection of marinated-in-house meats, and local beef and pork.
- Extensive selection of more than 400 wines, and a range of local beers including an exclusive from Battersea-based Mondo Brewing. There will also be a new and exclusive-to-Whole Foods Market King’s Road rosé wine from Mirabeau from the first vineyard in France to achieve both Regenerative Organic Certified and Certified Regenerative.
- A prepared foods department featuring a hot food bar, salad bar with new condiment station and made-in-house hot pizza with an exclusive flavor curated by a King’s Road Team Member. Customers can also shop for sushi made fresh daily in-store from Genji Sushi.
- A full-service coffee bar brewing a variety of roasts and serving made-to-order seasonal and everyday tea and coffee beverages.
- A bakery department offering fresh bread daily. The department also carries a variety of special diet items, including vegan brownies, cakes and chocolate chip cookies along with several gluten-free selections. Exclusives for the store include floral-inspired decorated cupcakes and party cakes, as well as local items.
- A wellness & beauty department including an assortment of local products. The store will also have an exclusive scented candle from Toorak named the Chelsea candle and a limited-edition Whole Foods Market beauty bag.
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“We know customers in the U.K. are seeking high quality natural and organic products,” said Christina Minardi, executive VP growth & development, Whole Foods Market & Amazon. “As we plan for the future, we are actively looking at this market and opportunities to bring Whole Foods Market to more customers there.”
Whole Foods Market has more than 535 stores in the U.S., U.K. and Canada, with nearly 90 stores in the pipeline.
