Whole Foods Market Inc. has signed leases for fives new, lower-priced 365 by Whole Foods Market stores, the company said Thursday. The new stores will be located in Evergreen Park, Ill.; Gainesville, Fla.; and Concord, Claremont and Los Alamitos, Calif. There are now 13 signed leases for the new 365 stores, the company said. The first will open in Los Angeles in about 100 days, said Jeff Turnas, president of 365. The company plans to open 10 stores by October 2017. Whole Foods shares are down 0.4% in Thursday trading and down 46.3% for the past year. The S&P is down 12.2% for the same period.
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