Sprouts Farmers Markets has confirmed plans to expand its US operations into Florida and North Carolina. The company says it will open eight stores in the first quarter of 2017, and anticipates opening 36 stores during the full year.
Last month, officials said the company had 58 approved new sites and 37 leases signed.
First quarter openings will include stores in Carrollwood, Florida and Falls of Neuse, North Carolina. Sources anticipate that the company will add additional stores to both markets later in the year.
Other sites opening in the first quarter include Decatur and Marietta, Georgia; Folsom and LaVerne, California; Prescott, Arizona; and Wichita, Kansas.
Sprouts stores are about 30,000 square feet and employ about 100 workers.
