[UPDATE] Three New Locations From Healthy Grocer Will "Sprout" Next Year Across Georgia

Traditional grocers Kroger and Publix have both closed or are closing Atlanta area stores this year.  In most cases, the stores that closed were older and smaller in comparison to either brand's stores of today.  

Healthy grocery store chain Sprouts Farmers Market, however, is continuing to expand on its small format, small market growth strategy with plans to add three new stores to the greater metro Atlanta area in 2026.       

The Phoenix-based grocer entered the Atlanta market in 2014 with five stores and today operates seventeen across the state.  The company has also closed stores in Dunwoody, Duluth, and Sandy Springs (Chastain Park).  

In recent years, the company has brought their smaller format stores to the Atlanta market with new stores in Smyrna, Buford, and Stockbridge.  The new stores typically measure about 23,000 square feet compared to older stores, which were 30,000 to 32,000 square feet.  

New Sprouts are slated to open beginning next summer in Newnan, Conyers, and Braselton.  

The new store planned for Newnan will anchor the renovated and repositioned "Sprouts at Millard Shops" (19 Millard Farmer Industrial Boulevard) and will measure 23,256 square feet.  Sprouts is projected to open in summer 2026.  

In Conyers, Sprouts is opening at Conyers Pointe (1648 Highway 138), an existing center co-anchored by an LA Fitness.  The new store will be identical in size to the Newnan store, is also expected to open next summer, and will be joined in the center by a new location of breakfast eatery First Watch.  

The Braselton store is also expected to be the same size and will occupy about half of a former Publix at Vineyards at Chateau Elan (2095 Highway 211).  Publix relocated to a larger store in the newly opened Braselton Village in September, creating the opportunity for Sprouts to backfill a portion of their former space.  

A discount retailer, potentially Ross, is expected to occupy the other half of the former Publix. The Braselton store is likely furthest out and is tentatively slated for late 2026, but it could turn into early 2027, pending construction. 

Sources suggest the grocer is actively assessing other potential store locations in and around the greater metro Atlanta area.    

Are you excited about the expansion of Sprouts in the greater metro Atlanta area?  What is your favorite grocery store in metro Atlanta?  Where else would you like to see Sprouts open in metro Atlanta? 

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