WHOLE FOODS = WHOLE SPA AND WHOLE EVERYTHING

Methinks I leaked this to you earlier, but the new Whole Foods at Preston and Forest promises to be what I have long thought all grocery shopping superstores shoud be–a one-stop stop for groceries, toiletries, home supplies, and now manicures, facials, pedicures, and massage. (Nice try: Wal-Mart and Target tried to be all to everyone as well, but instead of a soothing spa they have those noisy kids departments which I am of course so over. So over.) In any case, all Whole Foods needs to add now is a place to refuel, postage center, and gift wrap services, and they will have created the perfect environment, kind of like that town on The Truman Show that turned out to be Seaside, Fla.

Oh wait, this paradise is only 1 mile from my home…so I can walk over, do everything, and get some exercise. Okay, never mind the re-fueling….

Whole Foods Market® TO OFFER second-to-none supermarket EXPERIENCE with innovative new DALLAS store and spa.

DALLAS, texas (Sept. 18, 2006) – Whole Foods Market®, the world’s leading natural and organic supermarket, today announced the upcoming December 6 relocation of its Preston Road and Forest Lane store to a larger location across the street. This move will increase retail grocery square footage by 20,000 square feet for a total of 52,000 square feet, and adding a 4,500 square-foot full service spa featuring all-natural beauty and wellness treatments.

Located at the southeast corner of Preston Road and Forest Lane, the new store is designed like no other Whole Foods Market in the country and will have more parking spaces, expanded offerings in all departments, more team members for one-on-one customer service and many innovative new features sure to turn the job of grocery shopping into an enlivening experience.

“We’ve worked hard to make sure this store offers what our long-standing customers in the Preston Hollow area have wanted for years,” said Mark Dixon, Whole Foods Market Southwest President. “We’re very energized by what will be a shopping experience like no other in Dallas or the nation,” Dixon added.

ReFresh®- The Everyday Spa at Whole Foods Market, located up a dramatic staircase in a private facility above the store, will feature one-on-one treatment rooms; manicure-pedicure facilities; a wellness classroom and spa retail space featuring natural and organic skin care; home spa furnishings and accessories; organic cotton clothing and gifts.

“We’re excited that our customers will be able to walk into their favorite store, take the elevator or stairs up one level and be transported into another environment entirely,” said Jennifer Wind, store team leader. “And once they’re feeling refreshed and renewed, they can do their shopping and be on their way.”

Dallas’ newest spa will be full service, offering signature therapies ranging from Shiatsu and Swedish massage, to hot stone and pre-natal massages. All-natural components will be used in the skincare treatments, including the celebrated European natural skincare line, Dr. Hauschka.

“The term Everyday Spa will mean just that,” said Wind, “because we’ll offer an entire set of treatments based on time. Customers will be able to pop upstairs for a 10-minute chair and hand massage or spend an hour in a private treatment room. We’ll also offer full-day retreats for singles or groups, including lunch from our chef’s new spa menu featuring fresh, healthful and all-natural ingredients.”

About Whole Foods Market®
Founded in 1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods Market (www.wholefoodsmarket.com) is the world’s leading natural and organic foods supermarket and America’s first national certified organic grocer. In fiscal year 2005, the company had sales of $4.7 billion and currently has more than 180 stores in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The Whole Foods Market motto, “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet”™ captures the company’s mission to find success in customer satisfaction and wellness, employee excellence and happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and environmental improvement. Whole Foods Market, Harry’s Farmers Market®, and Fresh & Wild® are trademarks owned by Whole Foods Market IP, LP. Whole Foods Market employs more than 40,000 team members and has been ranked for nine consecutive years as one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America by FORTUNE magazine.

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