Whole Foods announces plans for new store in South Charlotte

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According to the Charlotte Observer, Whole Foods has just announced plans to open a new store in South Charlotte. The store will be the anchor tenant in the upcoming Waverly development at the corner of Providence and Ardrey Kell Roads.

The store will be dependent upon rezoning of the property, which will be considered by the Charlotte City Council on March 17.

Whole Foods will compete with several other grocers in the area, including a Harris Teeter, which is located across the road from the proposed site.

In other recent grocery store news, Publix has announced that its first North Carolina store will open in Ballantyne on February 26.

Publix to open in Ballantyne February 26

Publix is opening its Ballantyne store on February 26. According to the Charlotte Observer, the south Charlotte store is the first Publix store in North Carolina, although "retailer plans to open a slew of additional stores across the state in the coming years."

Publix will compete with Kroger, the new owner of Harris Teeter, and other local grocers including Food Lion,Walmart, Whole Foods, EarthFare, Aldi and Bi-Lo.

Read more here: http://obswhatsinstore.blogspot.com/2014/02/publix-opening-first-charlotte-store.html#storylink=cpy

Publix Plans in Charlotte

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I know a lot of people love the Publix grocery store chain. A new web site allows customers in the Charlotte area to track the store's growth in Charlotte. Soon there will be 13 stores in the Charlotte area - including Ballantyne!

For more news on real estate and growth in Charlotte and surrounding areas, you can see the new "news" page on my web site.