The Grocery Musical Chairs at Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road

Before this spring, the grocery corner at Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road had two anchors, Whole Foods at Cornerstone and Nob Hill Foods across the road. By the end of 2027, it should still have two grocers. Only Whole Foods will be one of them, and it will be in a different building. The other will be Gus's Community Market, a San Francisco grocer that has never operated in the South Bay. Each grocer is moving into a building another business just left. The exception is the store Nob Hill has occupied for nearly 56 years, and so far nobody has announced what goes there.

That's the outline of what the Los Gatan called "The Battle of Blossom Hill grocers," which, in the paper's words, "has ended before it had much of a chance to heat up." The rest of this post covers who moved where, in what order, and which dates are firm and which are still a season or a year.

Who Sits Where, Then and Next

Read down the right-hand column and almost every address has a name. The 15710 row is the exception.

The First Move Was Whole Foods Going Bigger

The reshuffle started when Whole Foods moved a short distance up the boulevard. According to the company's March 18, 2026 announcement, the new store at 15650 Los Gatos Blvd. covers 43,130 square feet, nearly twice the size of the store it replaced. It's open 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. The Mercury News covered the April 15 grand opening.

The extra space mostly went to things you can't fit into an 18,000-square-foot box. The company listed:

• A coffee and juice bar serving made-to-order coffee, tea, juices and smoothies, with more seating than before
• Hot food and salad bars, pizza, sandwiches and sushi rolled daily
• A bakery, plus full-service meat, cheese and seafood counters
• A large wine, beer and spirits section
• A larger dedicated parking lot

The parking lot matters more than it sounds. The old store and Nob Hill drew from the same few driveways at one of the busiest intersections in town. The new store has its own lot, and it put Whole Foods directly across Los Gatos Almaden Road from Nob Hill. For about four months, the corner had two full-size grocers facing each other.

Then Cornerstone Refilled Itself

The Whole Foods move left Cornerstone with two large empty spaces, because the Rite Aid at 15920 had already closed when the chain went through bankruptcy and shut all its physical stores. Cilker, the Los Gatos company that manages the center, signed new tenants for both spaces. Cilker vice president Mary Egan described it to the Los Gatan as "a strategic repositioning of the property."

Club Studio, in the old Rite Aid

Club Studio fills the 19,000-square-foot former Rite Aid space at 15920 Los Gatos Blvd. The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce scheduled its ribbon-cutting for Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 11 a.m. The gym's location page lists hours and class booking. It names five studios, Reform, CS4, Ride, Yoga and Rebound, along with free weights, functional training, personal training and locker rooms.

A gym in the middle of a grocery center changes when the parking lot is busy. A pharmacy fills up at errand hours. A gym with classes fills up early in the morning and after work, which overlaps with the after-work grocery run.

Gus's, in the old Whole Foods

Gus's Community Market signed for the 18,000-square-foot space at 15980 that Whole Foods left behind. Gus's has five stores in San Francisco, on Noriega, Haight, Harrison and Channel streets plus Canyon Market. The family business started in the Haight-Ashbury in 1981, and brothers Dimitri and Bobby Vardakastanis run it today. Los Gatos will be its first store outside San Francisco, according to siliconvalley.com.

"Los Gatos is a special community with a strong appreciation for quality food, local businesses, and personal service," Dimitri Vardakastanis said in the same report. The store is expected to open in spring 2027, along with the in-house café partner Gus's brings to its locations. The Los Gatan published an architect's rendering of the Los Gatos storefront with its coverage.

So Gus's isn't taking Nob Hill's place. It's taking Whole Foods' old place, one block from Nob Hill. The two announcements came out the same week, so they're easy to blur together, but they concern different buildings.

Nob Hill's Exit Leaves the One Open Question

Nob Hill Foods at 15710 Los Gatos Blvd. will close sometime in 2027, the Mercury News reported in August. According to the Los Gatan, the company chose not to renew a lease that expires in 2027, ending nearly 56 years at the site. A spokesperson for Raley's, which owns Nob Hill, said the decision followed a review of the store's performance and current economic conditions. Raley's also closed its Mountain View store in May and its Roseville store in January.

None of the reports gives a closing month, and none names a new tenant for 15710. That's the one unresolved part of the corner. Every other building has a name and at least a season attached to it.

The order matters for weekly shopping. Gus's is targeting spring. Nob Hill's closing is set only as "during 2027." Depending on how those dates fall, Gus's could open while Nob Hill is still operating, or a single Whole Foods could anchor the corner for a stretch. That will be clearer once Raley's announces a final day.

The Timeline So Far

1. April 15, 2026. The new Whole Foods opens at 15650 Los Gatos Blvd.
2. August 2026. Nob Hill confirms it will leave in 2027, and Gus's and Club Studio announce leases at Cornerstone.
3. Nov. 4, 2026. Chamber ribbon-cutting at Club Studio, 15920 Los Gatos Blvd.
4. Spring 2027. Gus's Community Market targets its opening at 15980.
5. During 2027, date not announced. Nob Hill closes at 15710.

The Rest of the Grocery Map Stays Put

This corner isn't the town's only option, and the other stores aren't moving. The Los Gatan points to a large Safeway east of Highway 17 near downtown, two other Safeway locations, and the specialty grocer Lunardi's about five blocks north of the new Whole Foods. For anyone who lives near Blossom Hill and shops by habit, Lunardi's is the closest store outside the corner that's changing.

The corner itself shouldn't come out with fewer grocers. Whole Foods has already settled into its new building, and Gus's has signed for the old one. Club Studio has replaced the former Rite Aid. Through the end of 2027, the store at 15710 Los Gatos Blvd. is the address to keep an eye on.

When a building as visible as 15710 Los Gatos Blvd. changes hands, it changes how people near Blossom Hill Road get through their week, and it can affect how buyers see the homes around it. If you live near this corner and want to know how 2027's changes might affect your plans, Amy Le keeps track of these shifts in South Los Gatos. Schedule a Consultation.