Saturday, July 12, 2008

Whole Foods Closed Down

The Whole Foods supermarket on North Avenue remains closed today due to a mouse infestation.

According to a Chicago Tribune online story, the store located 1100 W. North Avenue was initially closed on Wednesday due to a health inspection's discovery of a mouse caught in a trap under one of the coolers and droppings.

The Austin, Texas based company was planning to have the store reopen on Friday, but due to lingering public health issues remained closed as of Saturday.

A spokeswoman for Whole Foods stated that, "After reassessing our situation, it was determined that additional areas within the store need to be further worked on in order to meet the city's standards."

No word on when the North Avenue location will be reopening.

Unfortunate news to come the same week the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket announced it new "The Real Deal" program. The new initiative is Whole Foods reaction to rising food costs by creating specially priced in store items, coupons, budget recipes and on-line forums to share money saving tips.

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