Whole Foods Market will open a new 40,000-square-foot store, located in Seekonk, Mass., on June 25, 2026. Typical Whole Foods locations have between 150 and 200 employees.
The Seekonk location’s product assortment features more than 1,000 local items from New England, sourced with the help of John Lawson, Forager for Local & Emerging Brands at Whole Foods Market. The store’s design features bold dimensional typography and nostalgic signage that evoke mid-century marketplace charm, blending vibrant accent colors with natural wood warmth.
Features of the Seekonk store include:
An array of certified organic, conventional and Sourced for Goodopens in a new tab produce. All fresh produce and floral items meet our Pollinator Health Policyopens in a new tab to reduce the use of chemical pesticides. Local options include greens from Atlas Farmopens in a new tab, summer vegetables from Paquette Farmopens in a new tab and organic vegetables from Wishing Stone Farmopens in a new tab.
Curated grocery section filled with exclusive brand favorites and products from local suppliers including tempeh from Tootie’s Tempehopens in a new tab, tortilla chips from El Nachoopens in a new tab and pickled vegetables and condiments from The Backyard Food Company.opens in a new tab
Seafood counter providing expert fishmonger service, ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meal solutions, and a variety of packaged smoked items. All offerings are either sustainable wild-caught or Responsibly Farmed. Local options include smoked fish and spreads from Twin Light Smokehouseopens in a new tab and fresh flounder, haddock, bluefish, littleneck clams, oysters and more from Raw Seafoods.opens in a new tab
Full-service meat counter, with animal-welfare certified selections and expert butchers available to cut steaks and poultry to order. Features include made-in-house fresh sausage and marinated and seasoned meats for quick and easy meals. Animals must be raised with no antibiotics ever. Local options include bacon and sausage from North Country Smokehouseopens in a new tab and meatballs from Cooked Perfectopens in a new tab.
Specialty department dedicated to celebrating cheesemakers and artisan producers. The cheese counter is overseen by trained cheesemongers who can offer recommendations for any occasion and create custom boards. Local options include cheeses from High Lawn Farmopens in a new tab, Jasper Hill Farmopens in a new tab, and Maplebrook Farmopens in a new tab.
A Prepared Foods department featuring hot food and salad bars with a rotating menu of comfort foods and seasonal options, fresh pizza by the slice or by the whole pie, a Market Sandwich venue featuring a menu of gourmet sandwiches and sushi rolled fresh daily by Genjiopens in a new tab. Local options include meals from Chow Maine Foods,opens in a new tab mild cheddar cheese from Cabot Creameryopens in a new tab and wood grilled pizza crusts from The Pizza Gourmetopens in a new tab.
Bakery department offering bread baked fresh daily as well as everyday favorites, such as Whole Foods Market’s Berry Chantilly Cake and brown butter cookies. The department also carries a wide variety of special diet items. Local offerings include babka from NAVAD Bakersopens in a new tab, Vermont Cheddar bread from Seven Stars Bakeryopens in a new tab and Francese from Iggy’s Breadopens in a new tab.
Wellness & Beauty department with a wide range of body care, beauty, lifestyle and supplement products. Local options include artisan soap from Center Street Soap Co.opens in a new tab and ginger wellness shots from The Queen Beeopens in a new tab.
To celebrate the opening, Whole Foods Market will provide a food donation to McAuley Houseopens in a new tab, which makes regular surplus food pickups from local Whole Foods Market stores to help prevent food waste and serve the surrounding community. The organization previously received a refrigerated van through Whole Foods Market’s Nourishing Our Neighborhoods program, which aims to enhance the ability of local food rescue organizations to transport surplus food to areas facing the greatest need. Whole Foods Market will also provide monetary donations to Doorways Food Pantryopens in a new tab, Barrington Tap-Inopens in a new tab and Rehoboth Food Pantryopens in a new tab.
All food at Whole Foods Market must meet the company’s rigorous quality standardsopens in a new tab, which prohibit hydrogenated fats, high-fructose corn syrup and more than 300 flavors, colors, sweeteners and other ingredients commonly found in food. In addition, all beauty and body care products must meet the company’s body care standards, which ban more than 240 commonly used ingredients, including phthalates, parabens and microbeads.