Specialty grocery formats eye Philly expansion

[Viable Food News Desk]

Publisher: Supermarket News
Published: August 17, 2026
Source: Read at Supermarket News
Category: Food Access

Whole Foods Market, Trader Joe's, and Sprouts Farmers Market have announced plans for new locations in the Philadelphia market. Whole Foods has two Daily Shop sites planned in Philadelphia, including a 13,860-square-foot site in Fitler Square and a 9,400-square-foot site in a 40-unit Fishtown apartment building, plus a traditional store in Upper Providence Township. Trader Joe's plans a South Philadelphia location, while Sprouts plans stores in Havertown and Sewell, N.J. The expansion follows closures of six Amazon Fresh locations, six Grocery Outlet stores, and three of Di Bruno Bros.'s five locations in the greater Philadelphia market.

Why this matters: The planned stores will increase competition for independent grocers in the Philadelphia market. The reported Fitler Square site is currently occupied by independent South Square Market.

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