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Account orientation

What Kind of Account Is This?

Primary retailer class
National Natural
Account type
National natural retailer
Scale
National
Retail format
Natural Supermarket
Natural orientation
Major accounts
Geography
United States · Canada · United Kingdom

Geographic footprint

Geographic Footprint

537 verified locations · 45 states

Physical stores

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Channel relationships

Natural / Specialty Distribution

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Geographic context

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Retailer intelligence

What to know about Whole Foods Market

Why it matters

Whole Foods helped establish natural and organic grocery as a national supermarket format. Its standards and scale make it an important reference point for brands entering or growing within the channel.

Commercial reality

Assortment and merchandising can vary by region and store format. Distributor availability remains separate from Whole Foods authorization and does not imply chain-wide placement.

Overview

The category-defining natural and organic supermarket, known for strict product standards, broad fresh departments and national scale.

Typical store format

Full-service natural and organic supermarket; select smaller-format Daily Shop locations

Shopper / customer

Quality-led, ingredient-conscious shoppers seeking a full weekly basket and prepared foods

History

Whole Foods Market opened in Austin in 1980 after SaferWay Natural Foods merged with Clarksville Natural Grocery. Expansion and a long series of regional acquisitions helped create the first national natural-foods supermarket platform. Amazon acquired the company in 2017.

What makes them different

One of the most influential retailers in modern natural and organic grocery.

Sources & methodology

Last updated July 30, 2026. Store counts and operating footprints change over time. Read Data & Methodology →