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SHOPPERS ARE FLOCKING TO
THE HILLTOP SECTION OF
VIRGINIA BEACH
TODAY, BECAUSE THE WHOLE
FOODS IS NOW OPEN.
THERE'S A LOT OF
EXCITEMENT ABOUT THE NEW
HIGH-END GROCERY STORE,
AND NOT JUST FROM
CUSTOMERS. IT'S BRINGING
NEW JOBS TO THE AREA.
10 ON YOUR SIDE'S NEWEST
REPORTER, LAUREN
COMPTON, HAS MORE ON THE
ECONOMIC BOOST.
NICOLE, THE WHOLE FOODS
OPENING MEANS 105 NEW
FULL-TIME JOBS IN
THE AREA. AND, LOCAL
FARMERS WILL REAP
SOME BIG BENEFITS FROM
THIS OPENING AS WELL.
WHOLE FOOD CARRIES
SEAFOOD,
PRODUCE, AND MEAT. THIS
MEANS A LOT OF FARMERS,
AND
FISHERS IN OUR AREA WILL
GET MORE EXPOSURE AND
SALES FROM
WHOLE FOODS. ALL LOCALLY
SOURCED ITEMS
WILL HAVE A LABEL ON IT
HERE'.
THAT MEANS THE PRODUCT
OR MADE
WITHIN 100 MILES OF
ARE ALSO BUYING INTO
THE LOCAL PRODUCTS--JUST
LOOK AT THOSE CROWDED
LINES.
THE GRAND OPENING BROUGHT
IN BIG CROWDS TODAY, AND
MANY
SAY IT WAS BECAUSE OF ALL
THE LOCAL ITEMS ON THE
SHELVES.
- "THEY ACTUALLY HAD
SOME REALLY COOL
LIKE BATH SALTS, AND
EVERYTHING THAT WERE ALL
LOCAL. I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE I
THINK SUPPORTING THE
LOCAL COMMUNITY
IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
MARKETS LIKE THIS CAN
THAT CUSTOMER DROVE ALL
THE WAY FROM SUFFOLK TO
VISIT THE NEW
WHOLE FOODS STORE. THE
ONLY OTHER WHOLE FOODS
SUPERMARKET CLOSE TO
HAMPTON ROADS IS IN SHORT
PUMP, NEAR
RICHMOND. LAUREN
COMPTON, 10 ON YOUR SIDE.
NICOLE.
TO THE WAVY TEAM.