The Market Report

Whole Foods Market Opened: 2004 Owner:  Amazon Previous Tenants:  Star Market (ca. 1960s-ca. 1990s) > Johnnie's Foodmaster (2000-2004) Cooperative:  none Location:  331 Paradise Rd, Swampscott, MA Photographed:  January 10, 2025 Yes yes, I know I promised you better pictures and then hit you with the nighttime drive-bys here and in Lynnfield . But it only gets better from here! That said, this Swampscott Whole Foods is an interesting store for sure. It was built in the 1960s by Star Market, which operated here until approximately the 1990s (though I can't find a solid opening or closing date). By 1999, local chain Johnnie's Foodmaster was preparing to move in, and they opened in 2000. Whole Foods acquired several of their locations when they went under in 2012, but they actually took over this 36,500 square foot store back in 2004. Johnnie's closed in the early spring and Whole Foods was up and running over the summer. If you want to see what the store's e...

Thanks for touring Lynn, Massachusetts with me! There aren't that many supermarkets here, but if you missed any or just want to see where they're located, check out the map below. As usual, red markers indicate a store tour, blue markers are a snapshot, and yellow markers are a look inside. Coming Up Next We're continuing north along the north shore to the Salem area! You're probably familiar with Salem because of its Shaw's and Market Basket, but did you know there's also important American history there? Joking aside, the Salem Witch Trials may have given Salem notoriety (and throngs of tourists on witch walking tours through the downtown), but the city of 45,000 is also a scenic New England coastal city in its own right. Just to the southeast is the gorgeous peninsula of Marblehead, one of the first towns to be settled in this area. In fact, many houses in the historic district have signs with their year of construction, the original owner's name, and ...