PCC Natural Markets, the nation's largest natural foods retail cooperative and Puget Sound’s premier organic and natural foods grocer, will open a 25,000 square foot store at Canyon Park Shopping Center, 22621 Bothell Everett Highway, in Bothell, Washington, in 2016.

The Bothell PCC will be the grocery retailer’s 11th location in the Seattle metropolitan area. PCC expects to employ approximately 130 full and part-time employees at the new store.

“We are delighted to announce that we will be bringing PCC’s best in class produce, our in-store made deli and prepared foods, and our wide variety of natural and organic grocery items — plus our excellent customer service — to shoppers in the Bothell, Mill Creek and Woodinville communities,” said Cate Hardy, PCC’s CEO. “This new store location, just south of the intersection of Interstate 405 and the Bothell-Everett Highway, will be a convenient location for existing and future PCC customers. We look forward to being part of this growing and thriving community.”

Canyon Park Shopping Center is owned and operated by Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. ROIC’s CEO, Stuart Tanz, said, “We are thrilled to be bringing PCC to our shopping center. With its high quality, organic/natural offerings and established reputation in the Seattle market, PCC will serve as an excellent marquee tenant at our property and will become an integral part of the surrounding community. We look forward to building a long and successful relationship with PCC.”