Farewell to Wild Oats
Apr 05, 2011 01:20AM
● By
Diane Carr
This area offers an abundance of health food stores. Unfortunately, there will be one less choice as Wild Oats–Whole Foods Market will be closing their doors June 2nd. Wild Oats has been the largest natural and organic marketplace in Melbourne since 1999, offering produce, groceries, prepared meals, vitamins, body-care products as well as a juice and food bar. Their philosophy to "strive to be a proactive member of its community" emphasized their vision reached beyond just being a food retailer. The Melbourne store quickly became popular and customers traveled from all over to partake of the supermarket-sized store, diverse inventory, and community gathering spot.
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