Whole Foods Market

Whole Foods opens Fairfax flagship at 355 S Ogden Dr on Nov. 11

Scheduled to open its relocated 3rd & Fairfax store at 355 S Ogden Dr on November 11, 2026

Whole Foods Market will open its relocated 3rd & Fairfax store at 355 S. Ogden Drive on November 11, 2026, the company announced October 7. The 63,082-square-foot flagship in the Bloom on Third center has a taproom, a charcuterie counter, a coffee and juice bar, and more than 1,900 products from California suppliers.

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California ABC lists active alcohol license at Whole Foods Market address on W Pico Blvd

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Named in the event record as the business licensed at 9616 W Pico Blvd.

California's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control lists an active type 21 license at 9616 W Pico Blvd in Los Angeles, the address identified in the event record as a Whole Foods Market. The record, filed November 9, 2026, names Mrs Gooch's Natural Food Markets Inc as the holder and allows beer, wine and spirits to be sold for takeaway.

Updated 5 hours ago

Whole Foods Market licensed at 5420 W Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles

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License holder for planned store at 5420 W Sunset Blvd

Whole Foods Market now holds a California liquor license for a planned store at 5420 W Sunset Blvd in Los Angeles. The license, issued November 6, 2026, allows off-sale beer, wine, and spirits at the address.

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Whole Foods to open store at former Family Dollar in Logan Square

Money Moves

Expanding compact Daily Shop format in Chicago

Whole Foods Market plans to open a Daily Shop at 2280 N. Milwaukee Ave., the former Family Dollar in Logan Square, Block Club Chicago and the Chicago Tribune reported. A company spokesperson confirmed the 10,000-square-foot lease. It would be the chain's second smaller-format store in Chicago, after the Wicker Park location announced in May.

Updated Oct 30

Amazon raises minimum starting pay to $20 an hour for US operations workers

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As of October 2026: Host for the employee grocery discount program

Amazon's U.S. warehouse and delivery workers got a $1-an-hour raise effective September 27, pushing the company's minimum starting wage for full-time operations roles to $20. The increase, part of a $1.5 billion investment announced September 16, brings average hourly pay to nearly $24 and average total compensation past $32 an hour when benefits are counted.

Updated Oct 6

Whole Foods Market opens downtown San Diego store

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As of September 2026: Opening new location

Whole Foods Market opened a 45,400-square-foot store at 201 W. A Street in downtown San Diego on September 23. The retailer secured a California off-sale general liquor license on August 17, a required permit to sell beer, wine, and spirits at the location.

Updated Sep 13