Whole Foods’ new Daily Market Shop in Crystal City is opening next month.
The grocery store at 1550 Crystal Drive will host a grand opening at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, offering samples and a tote bag giveaway for the first 300 customers, the grocer announced today (Wednesday). Replacing a vacancy left by Amazon Fresh last spring, the location with 10,000 square feet of retail space is the first Daily Market Shop to open outside of New York City.
It will carry D.C.-area products
- The store promises an “ample selection of fresh, seasonal produce, meat and seafood, prepared foods, including sandwiches and pre-packed meals, baked goods, alcohol and supplements,” according to a release.
- Over 250 items will come from D.C.-area suppliers, including ravioli from La Pasta, Inc. and crab and shrimp entrees from Jimmy’s Famous Seafood.
- The new store will be the first of its kind to offer Amazon pickup and return services.
Store hours are 7 a.m.-10 p.m. every day
- Whole Foods plans to donate surplus food to the Manassas-based Northern Virginia Food Rescue and make monetary donations to the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) and ALIVE! Inc., a nonprofit addressing food insecurity in Alexandria.
- The grocer will also offer a low-interest loan to help D.C.-based Laoban Dumplings expand its operations.
- Whole Foods is currently planning other Daily Market Shop locations in Brooklyn, New York, and Hoboken, N.J.
