Amazon Fresh Grocery Store Opens In Franconia In Late May

FRANCONIA, VA — The first Amazon Fresh grocery store in the DC area will open in Franconia on on Thursday, May 27.

The 30,000-square-foot store will occupy part of the former Shoppers space at the Festival at Manchester Lakes shopping center at 7005 C Manchester Boulevard, Franconia. This will be the 13th Amazon Fresh store in the nation.

"We look forward to serving the Franconia community and welcoming customers into our doors,” said Nadeem Sheikh, store manager of the new Amazon Fresh in Franconia. "In addition to low prices, customers will find a broad selection of high-quality food and innovative shopping features. We’re also proud that this store has created hundreds of good jobs for the local community."

The new concept Amazon Fresh stores offer a variety of national brands, produce, meat, seafood, and prepared foods made fresh in store. The store will carry 365 by Whole Foods Market organic brand products, national brands like Coca-Cola and Kraft Mac and Cheese; local brands like Mason Dixie Biscuits, Bread Furst Bakery, and Taharka Brothers Ice Cream, regional picks like Duke’s Mayo and Boston Chowda, and new Amazon exclusive brands like Aplenty, Fresh and Cursive. Prepared foods include options fresh-baked bread, made-to-order pizzas, rotisserie chickens and hot sandwiches.

Amazon Prime members can get free same-day pickup from the store. Customers can also skip the checkout line through the Amazon Dash Cart or use Alexa features to manage their shopping lists and navigate store aisles.

The store will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. See more information about Amazon Fresh online.