Whole Foods In Fort Worth - The Final Word
by Kevin Buchanan
After all the ruckus surrounding Whole Foods - will they come to Fort Worth or not, and where will that be? Will it be urban? - I decided to just head straight to the source. So, at long last, I am proud to announce that I have the final word on Whole Foods in Fort Worth.
Whole Foods is building a Fort Worth location. It will be located on the Southwest Parkway at Edwards Ranch Road. It’s going to be approximately 55,000 square feet. Since they’re not only waiting on the Edwards Ranch development as a whole, but also getting the roads themselves to be built, they are estimating that they will begin construction in late 2010.
I’m a bit disappointed that they’re coming in so far from the central city, and in what looks to be a fairly suburban fashion. Y’all know me, after all, and that I’m Mr. Urban Development. I’m not a fan of the Southwest Parkway, either. Still, we now have genuine confirmation from the source that Whole Foods is on their way, eventually.
So, now I’ll be hoping that a store like Sprouts, Trader Joe’s, or Tesco Fresh & Easy builds in the urban heart of the city.
Tags: breaking-news, development, edwards ranch, southwest parkway, whole foods
7 Comments, Comments or Pings
paul
I’m not familiar with the addy (Southwest Parkway at Edwards Ranch Road). Can you give an area or landmark for where this is?
Apr 4th, 2008
Kevin
Paul,
There’s a very good reason why you’re not familiar with that area - it doesn’t yet exist. Neither the Southwest Parkway nor Edwards Ranch Road is even built yet. We’re talking vaguely Bryant Irvin/Hulen/etc. area here.
Apr 4th, 2008
Jonathan
Project information for Edwards Ranch:
http://www.trinityworks.net/EdRa_index.html
Apr 4th, 2008
SteveB
Hey Kevin, there’s a silver lining here. It’s not going to be in Aledo or Westlake. Should be near where Vickery hits Bryant Irvin. What news do you have on the business park that’s going in? Other than Acme…
Apr 5th, 2008
AndyN
http://www.fwbusinesspress.com/display.php?id=7283
Well, look here. Looks like West and Clear and Fortworthology are becoming must reads for local business reporters.
Apr 7th, 2008
Bernie
“Plagiarists” is probably a too-strong word. It looks like the reporter in question actually called Whole Foods to confirm the story, and in the process got the facts directly after hearing them from us.
It is pretty discourteous, though. We’re not shy about saying who was first to report a story that we cover; I think the news media would do well to give us credit in return.
I’m not holding my breath, though.
Apr 7th, 2008
Kevin
I actually got in touch with them on April 1st - that’s where I got the info from. Same media contact, actually. I’m assuming it became a story because they read it (and the big reactions from commenters) on our sites and figured people were interested.
Apr 7th, 2008
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