Two Whole Foods outlets unveiled on consecutive days.
Whole Foods Market Opens New Stores in St. Charles, Illinois, and Miami, Florida
In June 2025, Whole Foods Market expanded its footprint with two new stores in St. Charles, Illinois, and Miami, Florida. The stores, spanning 36,000 and 53,000 square feet respectively, are part of Whole Foods' ongoing expansion strategy that includes new stores in New York City and planned Daily Shop small-format locations elsewhere.
The St. Charles store, located at 300 S. 2 St. in the heart of downtown St. Charles, boasts a unique, free-standing building with at-grade parking. It occupies a site with a long history of grocery operations, serving a well-off community with an average household income around $170K. The store emphasizes its historic downtown setting and longstanding grocery site, with a focus on specialty departments such as beer, wine, cheese, and chocolate.
In Miami, the store stands out for its larger size but specific unique features were not detailed. Whole Foods Market is donating food to Miami-area nonprofits as part of its introduction to the neighborhood. The store offers Cuban-inspired beverages at the coffee bar and a large assortment of seafood sourced fresh from Florida fisheries.
The grand opening of the St. Charles store was marked by the first 300 customers in line receiving a limited-edition tote bag and Secret Saver coupon. To celebrate the Miami opening, in addition to handing out tote bags and coupons, the store gave away free gelato pops to shoppers.
Whole Foods Market, based in Austin, Texas, is part of Amazon’s Worldwide Grocery Stores. Amazon has unified teams across its grocery banners, including Amazon Fresh, Amazon Go, and Amazon.com. The company is No. 2 on Progressive Grocer’s 2025 list of the top food and consumables retailers in North America.
In St. Charles, Kristina Malicoat leads the store team, while Blake Guarnieri holds the same position in Miami. Whole Foods Market is supporting other local service groups in St. Charles, and is donating an all-electric refrigerated van and surplus products to a nonprofit food relief organization.
The new St. Charles store stocks more than 650 locally sourced products from the Midwest, offering a variety of products, including organic, conventional, and Sourced for Good produce; specialty food products; fresh meat and poultry; fresh seafood; prepared foods; a specialty bakery; and a curated grocery section. The Miami store carries 500 items from more than 130 Florida suppliers.
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- Customers in St. Charles, IL, can explore a wide range of food and drink options, including specialty departments like beer, wine, cheese, and chocolate, at the newly opened Whole Foods Market, which is situated in the heart of downtown St. Charles.
- In addition to offering Cuban-inspired beverages at the coffee bar and a variety of fresh seafood sourced from Florida, the Whole Foods Market store in Miami, FL, boasts a large assortment of home and garden products from more than 130 Florida suppliers.
