A Whole Foods store a couple of miles from my house opened a year ago. It is closed now. We have no Krogers in Utah. But we have Trader Joes now. Whole Foods is insanely expensive. Watch the people come out of the store. You will seldom see anyone with more than one bag.
Another interesting thing is that food in usual supermarkets is less expensive in Utah than say SoCal. Yet WF is more expensive in Utah than LA. This indicates severe price gouging by WF in Utah. At least in Utah you don’t get harassed by faggots with their stupid petitions in the parking lot like you do in LA.
WF has also severely curtailed their stocks of supplements. So there’s no point in having an expensive organic store when Walmart and Smiths and others are carrying organic stuff cheaper. WF can go belly up afaic.
You could buy from Farmers’ Markets. At least half a dozen are close by me.
I believe Smith's is owned by Kroger.