Sprouts Farmers Market announced earlier this month that it plans to open nine new stores in the second quarter of 2019. Overall, the company expects to open about 30 new stores for the year, the same as in 2018.
The stores opening in the second quarter are in New Jersey (Marlton), Louisiana, Virginia, Florida (2), California (3) and Arizona.
Eight stores opened or are slated to open in the first quarter of the year. They are in California (2), Texas, Florida (3), Washington and Nevada.
Sprouts currently operates 320 stores in 19 states.