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Whole Foods Coming to Portsmouth
Whole Foods is building a new store in downtown Portsmouth that will employ 175 workers.
Whole Foods is coming to Portsmouth.
The grocery chain said it plans to open a store in the downtown area in 2016. The store will employ about 175 workers in a 40,000-square-foot building. The company didn't reveal its exact location.
"We are excited to be reaching residents of coastal New Hampshire with this location in Portsmouth," said Laura Derba, a Whole Foods regional president, in a statement. "We have been receiving requests for a Portsmouth store for many years, and we are pleased to be able to open and serve this vibrant community."
The new store will not be at the Portwalk, according to a spokesman. The Portwalk is a huge development on Maplewood Avenue that's currently undergoing its third and final construction phase.
The new Whole Foods would be the only major grocery chain downtown.
Whole Foods is opening its first New Hampshire store in Nashua next year.
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