CHICAGO, IL (July 24, 2007) —Whole Foods Market® (Nasdaq: WFMI), the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket and the nation's first certified organic grocer, opens its new 40,000-square-foot Northalsted store on Wednesday, July 25. The much-anticipated store is located at Halsted and Waveland Aves., as the anchor to the Center on Halsted, the most comprehensive Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender (GLBT) Community Center in the Midwest. It is the first Whole Foods Market to have a presence in such an esteemed Center in the nation. This store provides Northalsted and surrounding-area residents with great-tasting, high-quality foods in a convenient and contemporary setting. The store is one of four stores opening in the Chicago area in 2007. Other new stores include the recently opened Cicero and Peterson (Sauganash) and the Roosevelt and Canal (South Loop) location opening on August 8.