{"id":1778,"date":"2012-03-07T00:50:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T07:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1778"},"modified":"2012-03-07T00:50:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-07T07:50:58","slug":"king-soopers-to-build-whole-foods-express-inside-stapleton-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=1778","title":{"rendered":"King Soopers to Build \u201cWhole Foods Express\u201d Inside Stapleton Store"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>\nKing Soopers has been getting slammed by the Stapleton Community for years. They have calmly taken the criticism, and have done their best to appease their Stapleton customers. They can\u2019t do everything, however. For example, you can\u2019t have great fried chicken and also have produce last for two days.\n\nOne of the things that has been most challenging for Soopers management is the constant request from the Stapleton community for an alternative grocery store. \u201cWe feel we offer such a wide variety, customers should not need another grocery store,\u201d says Stapleton King Soopers Manager Gary Stevens. \u201cWe have already adjusted so much to our offerings, we don\u2019t know what else we can do.\u201d\nIn an effort to finally silence critics, King Soopers purchased the rights to run a Whole Foods Express inside of the store. \u201cWe know that Forrest City is never going to bring another grocery store to the area,\u201d says Stevens. \u201cBut we really do care about the Stapleton consumer. So, if someone else was not going to bring them a Whole Foods, we would do it.\u201d\nConstruction began two weeks ago, and the opening of the Whole Foods Express is slated for early April. \u201cWe are very excited,\u201d says Stevens. \u201cI love telling customers when they ask me \u2018what the hell is going on over there.\u2019 The smiles on their faces are priceless.\u201d The excitement from Stapleton consumers is almost at a fever pitch.\n\u201cI know King Soopers already offers a variety of organic products,\u201d says frustrated shopper Josh Runyan. \u201cBut is it really organic if it doesn\u2019t say Whole Foods on it?\u201d The Whole Foods Express will hope to fill a lot of the gaps that customers are looking for. \u201cThis is great for the customer and even better for us,\u201d says Stevens. The margins on that Whole Foods crap are huge.\u201d ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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