US organic retailer Whole Foods Market has snapped up leases to six Johnnie Foodmaster’s stores in and around Boston.

The six stores average 31,000 square feet in size. Whole Foods plans to remodel each location, with the goal of reopening all six stores before the end of its 2013 fiscal year.

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Next week, Whole Foods reports its annual results for the year to 30 October. For the first nine months of the year, Whole Foods saw its net income increase 32% and sales climb 13%. Comparable-store sales were up 8.8%.

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