Big Changes Planned for Rose and Lincoln Center
The Beachhead was able to confirm a persistent
rumor that Whole Foods Markets will be taking over the shopping center and
opening a store at Rose Ave. and Lincoln Blvd. A company official said the store
would be 47,317 sq. ft. in a new building. An opening date has been set,
optimistically, for Spring 2008.
The Texas-based chain is known for its healthy,
but upscale, food. It has denied being anti-union, although it has aggressively
fought efforts by employees to unionize, including at its store on Barrington
Avenue in West L.A.
The Center currently
caters to “budget” shoppers at Big Lots and the 99¢ Store.
Whole Foods hasn’t announced whether the building that houses these
stores, the CVS/Savon drug store and a laundromat is to be
demolished.
“We’re still working
out all the details around the space and what stays or goes,” said Marci
Frumkin, Marketing Director, Southern Pacific Region, Whole Foods
Market.
Posted: Thu - February 1, 2007 at 05:06 PM