![]() You can shop at Costco, ALDI, or even Walmart and put real food on the table without spending a lot of money. Healthy eating doesn’t depend on where you shop. 15 Ways to Save Money at Sprouts Farmers Market ![]() The Fremont City Council approved the settlement earlier this month.1. Sunhill’s lawsuit against Fremont recently concluded with a settlement, with the city agreeing to pay Sunhill $1 million, turn over some excess property along Capitol to Sunhill, and allow Sunhill to put in two driveways along Capitol, one of which will only be temporary, according to Quadra and city staff reports. “Sprouts I think suffered from that as well.” “Some of the tenants just couldn’t afford to stay there because of the foot traffic being reduced,” Quadra said. Rite Aid and Petco stores located in the plaza both closed in recent years. Sunhill was embroiled in a yearslong lawsuit with the city over its decision to close driveways on the south side of the shopping center along Capitol, which Sunhill argued in court changed decades-old entry and exit patterns, leading to reduced traffic at the plaza. Quadra also said Sunhill’s tenants in the shopping center suffered from reduced foot traffic even before the pandemic due to Fremont’s redevelopment and extension of Capitol Avenue - part of the city’s plan to create a downtown strip, just behind the center. “They asked Sunhill to rent out the location at a price that Sunhill could not afford,” given the costs to maintain the shopping center, Quadra said. “They wanted a reduction and it wasn’t feasible,” Quadra said. James Quadra, an attorney for the property owner of the Fremont Plaza, Sunhill Enterprises, said during lease negotiations, Sprouts asked for a lower rent rate. Sprouts, in its statement, said the closures “will not affect the planning to open approximately 15-20 stores this year,” but didn’t offer further details. ![]() “Are they getting spanked by Whole Foods, that’s another question,” Taxin said. Taxin said a Safeway opened across the street after Sprouts moved in roughly a decade ago, and a Whole Foods more than twice the size of Sprouts is about a half-mile down the road in Los Altos. “Were the times better 10 years ago when they signed these lower rents, and now they’ve crept up to a point where they can’t make it work? Or are they not doing the business? That’s the question,” he said Wednesday. He noted Sprouts didn’t try to negotiate a lower rate at the Mountain View location. Taxin said Sprouts and other grocers typically sign long-term leases with options for renewals, and the rising rents wouldn’t have been a surprise to the company. “It’s about the best territory in the Bay Area,” Taxin said of the property, because of its location at the intersection of two main arteries, El Camino Real and San Antonio Road. Sprouts did not respond to questions about why the stores won’t be renewing leases.ĭavid Taxin, an agent with the commercial real estate firm Meacham Oppenheimer in San Jose, is listing the Mountain View location for rent, and said it’s a “big deal” that Sprouts is closing up shop there. We greatly appreciate the hard work and dedication these team members have put in over the years and hope they will continue to work for Sprouts.” “We’ll work closely with each team member to facilitate the transition. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)Īll employees of the two locations that will be closing have been offered “the ability to stay employed with the company,” Hamilton said. “However, we’ve reached the end of our lease with both property owners, and with the proximity of our nearby stores, we made the decision to close these locations.” SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – MAY 18 : The Sprouts Farmers Market in Mountain View, Calif., is open for business on Wednesday, March 18, 2022, but will close permanently on June 3. “Choosing to close a store, and in this case two stores, is always a difficult decision,” Dustin Hamilton, a regional vice president for Sprouts, said in the statement.
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