The latest Whole Foods Market in Washington, DC. will cater for an up-market clientele. Departments will include a curated grocery section featuring local brands, a specialty cheese department, a large assortment of craft beers, a bakery department within-house and full-service meat and seafood counters.

Recently, Whole Foods closed a downtown prestige store in San Francisco as a result of urban deterioration and safety.

The future strategy of Amazon.com, regarding Whole foods Market and to brick-and-mortar is in question with holds on Amazon Fresh and other formats.  The CEO of Amazon, Andrew Jassy, considers that grocery remains “an important and strategic area” for Amazon” but there appears to be a lack of commitment and direction other than for online ordering and home delivery that does not appear to be growing. This is in part due to a resumption of pre-COVID buying patterns by consumers, intense competition from Walmart and Kroger and concern over food inflation.