{"id":7063,"date":"2017-07-18T21:39:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-19T04:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7063"},"modified":"2020-07-07T03:14:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T03:14:20","slug":"sprouts-announcement-rains-on-soopers-honeymoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7063","title":{"rendered":"Sprouts Announcement Rains on Soopers Honeymoon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Less than a week after the Eastbridge Soopers opened its doors, another big announcement was made. Sprout\u2019s Farmer\u2019s Market<\/a> is planning on opening a 30,000 square foot space in the 3500 block of Central Park Blvd. as part of the Transit Oriented Development (TOD). The plan is to open as soon as the fall of 2018. Stapleton residents were overjoyed at the announcement, many of whom took to the streets in the North Central Park Neighborhood to celebrate. \u201cWhat a great day for our community,\u201d said resident Eric Dunn. \u201cWe have been asking for this for so long, and Forest City had continually told us it couldn\u2019t be done. This is just incredible.\u201d A tearful Mariel Taylor exclaimed, \u201can organic grocer is coming here! An organic grocer is coming here. This is amazing!\u201d The announcement came on the heels of the opening of the Eastbridge Soopers and at least for a moment, shifted excitement and momentum away from the store opening. \u201cI\u2019m glad there is an Eastbridge store which is supposed to be better,\u201d said Laura Victoria. \u201cBut we\u2019re talking about a Sprouts. This is a much bigger deal comparatively.\u201d Even Soopers spokesperson Kaela Gordon was annoyed by the timing of the announcement. \u201cWe hadn\u2019t even been open for two weeks,\u201d said Gordon. \u201cBut Sprouts and Forest City thought this was good timing? It\u2019s like standing up to tell your friends and family you are engaged and then a minute later your younger, better looking, and more well liked sister stands up and makes the same announcement. People quickly forget about what you just said.\u201d Regardless of how the Soopers folks feel, Stapleton residents look forward to the Sprout\u2019s opening. \u201cStapleton has seen so many great things,\u201d said Angie Gray. \u201cTrain openings, The Stanley, new schools\u2026and now to finally get a natural grocer. It\u2019s really great for the community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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