IOWA CITY, IA - Lucky's Market is expanding again, announcing plans to open five new locations over the coming year. Bloomington, ID; Ann Arbor, MI; Rock Hill, MO; Jackson Hole, WY; and Iowa City, IA will be the latest homes to this Boulder, CO-based organic and natural foods grocery chain.
Ben Friedland, Creative Manager for Lucky's Market, shared with the Iowa City Press-Citizen that Lucky's goal was to bring its mantra of “good food for all” to a wider audience of American consumers.
"We want to be able to bring it more to the masses, and sometimes there is this perception out there that natural and organic food cannot be affordable, so we are out there to kind of change that perception to let people know it can be affordable," he said. "We're not just about being in a community, but being a part of a community and local is one way we can do that.”
The announcement is already being greeted with excitement from these local communities.
"I am excited because I love their concept. I have visited many of their stores, They are great people to work with. They have great products, and it's just a perfect fit for Iowa City," said Iowa City Marketplace Vice President John Arlotti.
Friedland also shared that 90% of the products sold at the new Iowa City location will be all natural and organic, keeping with Lucky's Market's vision of being a leading local provider of healthy, natural foods, according to Iowa City Press-Citizen.
AndNowUKnow is in the fortunate place to be able to speak at a personal level about Lucky's Market and the quality of the vision it brings to the retail game. Lucky's will be one of our featured stories in the latest edition of our print publication “The Snack” and ANUK reporters have spoken at length with members of its executive team on the vision and goals of this expanding company. When Ben talks about wanting to be “part of a community,” we here at ANUK know those are words spoken from the heart.
