New Seasons Leaving Seattle, Mercer Island Under Merger Deal

SEATTLE, WA — New Seasons Market will close its Ballard location and convert its Mercer Island store into a Metropolitan Market under a merger agreement announced Tuesday. The Portland-based company said New Seasons and New Leaf Market will join Good Food Holdings, Metropolitan Market's parent company, but continue to operate independently.

The Ballard New Seasons location opened in May 2018 and will close before the New Year. The Mercer Island store opened in Nov. 2016 and will convert by mid-2020. New Seasons has also scrapped controversial plans to open a store in Seattle's Central District.

In a news release, New Seasons said it will work to connect Ballard staff with jobs at stores in Portland, or Metropolitan Market locations in Seattle. The merger deal is expected to close in January 2020.

Apart from Metropolitan Market, Good Food Holdings operates Bristol Farms and Lazy Acres Natural Market locations on the West Coast.