Natural Grocers to Open 1st Louisiana Store

Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc. is opening its first-ever store in the state of Louisiana. The store, located at 1925 Kaliste Saloom Road in Lafayette, will make its official debut on Wednesday, Oct. 9 at 8:30 a.m., and customers will have the chance to win up to $100 per week in free groceries for six months.

The organic and natural food retailer’s Grocery Giveaway Sweepstakes will give nine winning customers Natural Grocers gift cards ranging in value from $10 to $100 per week for six months. Customers can enter the sweepstakes by submitting an entry form at the Lafayette store between 7:30 and 8:25 a.m. on Oct. 9. The drawing will take place at 9:00 a.m.

Additionally, the new store’s first 100 customers will receive a free gift bag containing a breakfast recipe, all of the ingredients to make the recipe, and a Natural Grocers kitchen set consisting of an oven mitt and utensils. Other opening-day activities at the Lafayette store will include gluten-free muffin sampling; an ice cream social with nondairy options; and vendor demonstrations throughout the store.

Further, Lafayette customers who sign up for Natural Grocers’ {N}Power rewards program will get a special $2-off coupon to use when they shop.

Lakewood, Colo.-based Natural Grocers has more than 3,500 employees and operates 153 stores in 19 states.