Sprouts Opening in Washington Township Sept. 11

Sprouts Farmers Market said its new Washington Township store in Sewell, New Jersey, will open on Friday, Sept. 11, adding another location to the grocer’s New Jersey footprint. The store is at 280 Egg Harbor Road, near Hurffville-Grenloch Road, according to Sprouts’ store page and local reports. The Phoenix-based chain has tied the opening to a three-day grand-opening promotion running Sept. 11 through Sept. 13. Local reports and company listings also show hiring is still underway ahead of the launch. ### Where exactly is the new store, and when do doors open? The new store is listed as Sprouts store No. 950 at 280 Egg Harbor Road in Sewell, New Jersey 08080, at the intersection of Egg Harbor Road and Hurffville Grenloch Road. Sprouts’ store page says the grand opening starts Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, with a ribbon-cutting at 6:45 a.m. and doors opening at 7 a.m. (sprouts.com) The Washington Township location is a 23,000-square-foot store, according to NJBIZ and 42 Freeway. Both reports identified the site as the company’s next South Jersey opening after earlier expansion in the state. ### What is Sprouts planning for opening weekend? Sprouts’ Sewell store page says the opening weekend runs from Sept. 11 through Sept. 13 and includes giveaways and discounts tied to each day. (sprouts.com) On Friday, the first 200 in-store shoppers will receive a free reusable tote, according to the company page. Saturday’s promotion offers a free “goodie bag” to the first 200 shoppers who spend at least $50, while supplies last, and Sunday’s event includes a “muffin breakfast” for the first 200 shoppers, the same page says. (njbiz.com) The company page describes the weekend as featuring “freebies, fun and exclusive savings.” ### How many jobs is the store expected to bring? (sprouts.com) Courier-Post reported in July that the new Washington Township store would create more than 90 full- and part-time jobs and that Sprouts was holding a two-day hiring event ahead of the opening. NJBIZ separately reported the company planned to hire 91 employees before the Sept. 11 debut. (sprouts.com) As of Aug. 5, 42 Freeway reported that Sprouts had 26 openings posted for the Washington Township location on its careers site, ranging from entry-level roles to department management. Sprouts’ careers page remains active, though the search result snippet did not list a current store-specific count beyond confirming openings were being advertised. (courierpostonline.com) ### How does this fit into Sprouts’ New Jersey expansion? Sprouts’ New Jersey store directory shows existing locations in Aberdeen, Marlton, West Deptford, Woodbridge and East Windsor, with the Sewell opening listed separately on the company’s store pages. NJBIZ called the Sewell site the chain’s sixth New Jersey store. Earlier local coverage traced the project back to a Washington Township announcement in 2023 and later zoning approvals, followed by construction activity in 2025 and 2026. 42 Freeway reported that the Washington Township project received final township approvals in October 2023 and that construction had started by September 2025. (42freeway.com) (sprouts.com) ### What can shoppers check now before the opening? Sprouts’ store page already lists the Sewell location as “Opening September 11, 2026” and includes the address, grand-opening schedule and store identifier. The company page also offers the location as the reference point for pickup or delivery information once the store is active. The next public milestone is Friday, Sept. 11, when the ribbon-cutting is scheduled for 6:45 a.m. at 280 Egg Harbor Road and the first shoppers are due inside at 7 a.m. (42freeway.com) Weekend promotions continue through Sunday, Sept. 13, according to Sprouts’ store page. (sprouts.com)