Sprouts Farmers Bows New Phoenix Store

Sprouts Farmers Market will open a new store in the Phoenix suburb of Ahwatukee tomorrow, its first store in its headquarter city of Phoenix in five years.

Continuing with its aggressive growth strategy it plans to open four more locations this year, and 15 new locations for 2013 including stores in the cities of Phoenix, Los Angeles, Houston and Denver.

Sprouts operates nearly 150 stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah. It seeks to offer outstanding values on farm-fresh produce, natural meats, scoop-your-own bulk foods, more than 2,000 gluten-free products, vitamins and supplements, and a huge selection of natural, organic and great-tasting mainstream grocery items.