Whole Foods Opens Nov. 12 at Indian School and Miller in Scottsdale

SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The old Fry's corner at Indian School and Miller roads has a new tenant, and it opens in nine days. Whole Foods Market will open its new Scottsdale store at 7628 E. Indian School Road on Thursday, November 12, at 8:00 a.m., a few minutes east of Old Town and Scottsdale Fashion Square. Full-service counters mean real grocery jobs on the east side of the Valley.

A 38,158-square-foot store with a cheese counter, a fish counter, a butcher counter and a full prepared-foods floor needs a big crew, open 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., seven days a week.

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📍 Business at a Glance

Business	Whole Foods Market, Scottsdale
Opens	Thursday, November 12, 2026, 8:00 a.m.
Address	7628 E. Indian School Road, Scottsdale (Indian School and Miller, former Fry's site)
Size	38,158 square feet
Hours	7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. daily
Concept	Full-service natural and organic grocery with service counters and prepared foods
Industry	Grocery retail
New jobs	No headcount announced

🏆 What Is Opening at Indian School and Miller

Fry's spent 48 years in the Downtown East Shopping Center before the space was leased to Whole Foods in 2024. Whole Foods announced the date in an October 15 news release, which says this is the company's 11th store in Arizona. Senait Yohannes is the store team leader.

The store is built around departments that each need their own trained crew: a specialty cheese counter run by cheesemongers, a seafood counter with fishmongers, a full-service meat counter making sausage in house, a bakery baking bread daily, hot and salad bars, fresh pizza, a sandwich counter and sushi from Kikka Sushi. Add a wellness and beauty department and grocery pickup, which starts shortly after opening. Each is its own set of shifts.

💼 The Jobs a Store Like This Runs On

Whole Foods has not published a headcount for Scottsdale, and we are not going to guess one. ABC15 reported in its November 1 hiring roundup that the store is filling full- and part-time team member roles in bakery, meat and seafood, prepared foods, produce, grocery and front-end service.

Be realistic about timing. With opening day nine days out, most of the opening crew has likely been hired and is training now. The door is not closed, though. New stores often adjust staffing once they see real traffic, and a mid-November opening runs straight into the holidays. Apply now, then check the Whole Foods careers site again in December.

Pay is listed on each posting and varies by department and role, so read it there before you apply. Scottsdale has no city minimum wage, so the Arizona state minimum is the floor here, but the posted rate is the number that matters.

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📋 How to Get Noticed at a New Grocery Store

Apply online first. Whole Foods hires through its careers site, so a posting application comes before any in-store conversation.
Name the department you want. Bakery, seafood and meat counters reward people who say exactly which counter they want and why.
Have food safety training ready. If you already hold a food handler card, say so; it helps anyone aiming at prepared foods, bakery or the counters.
Lead with open availability. A store open 7 to 10 every day needs early openers, closers and weekend coverage.

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the Scottsdale Whole Foods open?

Thursday, November 12, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Regular hours after that are 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily.

Where is the new Whole Foods in Scottsdale?

7628 E. Indian School Road, at Indian School and Miller roads, in the Downtown East Shopping Center where Fry's used to be.

Is Whole Foods hiring in Scottsdale?

ABC15 reported team member openings across bakery, meat and seafood, prepared foods, produce, grocery and front-end service. Whole Foods has not announced how many people it is hiring. Check the careers site for current postings.

What does it pay?

Each posting lists its own pay, and it varies by department and role. Scottsdale has no city minimum wage, so the Arizona state minimum is the legal floor, but read the posting for the real rate.

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