Stand at Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road and you can see most of Uptown Los Gatos's grocery shopping from one spot. Nob Hill Foods has held its corner there for nearly 56 years. The new Whole Foods sits directly across Los Gatos-Almaden Road. Cornerstone Shopping Center, where Whole Foods used to be, is one block away, and Lunardi's is in Kings Court on Blossom Hill Road.
Three of those storefronts have changed hands or announced a change within about 18 months. Each change hands off to the next, so the boulevard keeps its grocery options through mid-2027. The one address without a next chapter is the corner Nob Hill is leaving.
The first move came in April
Most of this started on April 15, 2026, when Whole Foods opened its relocated store at 15650 Los Gatos Blvd. The company's opening announcement puts the store at 43,130 square feet, nearly twice the size of the old Los Gatos store. Before it opened, SFGATE reported a smaller figure of 40,039 square feet. The site used to be a vacant former dealership lot and now also holds a Tesla service center.
The extra space mostly went to food you eat right away. The Mercury News and Whole Foods both describe a coffee-and-juice bar, bigger prepared-foods departments, and specialty counters for cheese, meat and seafood. The store page also lists pizza and made-to-order sandwiches, with regular hours of 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.
The move put a much larger grocer right across the intersection from Nob Hill. The Los Gatan called it "the Battle of Blossom Hill grocers," and said the contest "ended before it had much of a chance to heat up."
Why Nob Hill is leaving depends on the source
Nob Hill is owned by Raley's, and in August it confirmed it would leave Los Gatos. Sources describe the lease ending in two different ways.
The Los Gatan reported that Nob Hill chose not to renew a lease that expires in 2027. It also said a Raley's spokesperson pointed to a review of the store's performance and current economic conditions. A few days later, Grocery Dive quoted a Raley's spokesperson saying the closure is happening because the landlord terminated the lease. Both reports place the end of the lease in 2027.
Grocery Dive's report also gives the clearest date. The Los Gatos Nob Hill is expected to close at the end of June 2027. It is one of four Raley's Companies closures announced together, along with Raley's-banner stores in Brentwood, Elko and Petaluma. SFGATE reported that Raley's plans to move as many Nob Hill team members as it can to other Raley's locations.
When this post went out, Nob Hill was still open, with about eight months left on that timeline.
The old Whole Foods already has its next grocer
Cornerstone Shopping Center lost two anchors in a short span. Whole Foods moved across the boulevard, and Rite Aid closed after the chain went bankrupt and shut all of its stores. Both spaces are leased again.
Gus's Community Market signed for 18,000 square feet in the old Whole Foods space at 15980 Los Gatos Blvd. The Mercury News reports it is expected to open in spring 2027, along with the grocer's in-house café partner. It will be Gus's first store outside San Francisco. Gus Vardakastanis and his father Dimitri started the family business in San Francisco in 1981, and it now runs five San Francisco stores, including Canyon Market and locations on Noriega, Haight, Harrison and Channel.
The co-owner told the Mercury News why he chose Los Gatos:
"Los Gatos is a special community with a strong appreciation for quality food, local businesses, and personal service. We are excited about becoming a part of the neighborhood." — Dimitri Vardakastanis, co-owner of Gus's
On its own site, Gus's says it offers high-quality groceries at good prices and neighborly service. The San Francisco Chronicle describes the stores as carrying local produce, pantry goods, seafood, meats and prepared foods. It adds that the Los Gatos café, fresh-baked breads and customizable bowls will be new for the company.
Gus's 18,000 square feet next to Whole Foods' 43,130 shows how the two stores differ. Whole Foods became the large-format store on the boulevard. Gus's is moving into a smaller space nearby with a narrower, neighborhood-market model.
Next door, Club Studio took over the 19,000-square-foot former Rite Aid at 15920 Los Gatos Blvd. According to a company announcement, the gym started operating in early September and has a grand-opening event scheduled for November 14, 2026. Once Gus's opens, both Cornerstone anchor spaces will have new tenants again.
Spring 2027 could be the busiest stretch on the boulevard
Laid out by date, the published timelines overlap. If Gus's opens in spring 2027 and Nob Hill stays open until the end of June 2027, there will be a window when every grocer near Blossom Hill Road is open at once. The future dates below are forecasts from the businesses or news reports, and any of them could change.
| Store | Address | Status as of late October 2026 | What's next |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole Foods Market | 15650 Los Gatos Blvd | Open since April 15, 2026 | Regular hours 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily |
| Nob Hill Foods | Los Gatos Blvd and Blossom Hill Rd | Open | Expected to close end of June 2027 |
| Gus's Community Market | 15980 Los Gatos Blvd, Cornerstone | Lease signed | Expected to open spring 2027 |
| Club Studio | 15920 Los Gatos Blvd, Cornerstone | Operating since early September 2026 | Grand-opening event November 14, 2026 |
Two more grocers sit on the same stretch: Lunardi's at 720 Blossom Hill Road in Kings Court, and Trader Joe's at 15466 Los Gatos Blvd. Beyond Los Gatos Boulevard, Safeway lists three Los Gatos stores: 15549 Union Ave., 470 N. Santa Cruz Ave. and 1500 Pollard Road. Even after Nob Hill closes, a household near Blossom Hill Road will have Whole Foods, Gus's, Lunardi's and Trader Joe's within the same short stretch of Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road.
The one corner with no announced plan
That leaves the Nob Hill building, the one spot on the boulevard with no announced future. Cornerstone found replacements for both of its departing anchors before the spaces sat empty for long. As of late October 2026, no replacement tenant has been announced for the Nob Hill site, and there has been no public word about the store's services after it closes.
Even the way the lease ended affects what comes next. If Raley's chose not to renew, as the Los Gatan reported, the property owner may have had other plans for the space. If the landlord terminated the lease, as Grocery Dive's source said, the owner made the first move. Either way, the next step belongs to the property owner, who has not announced one.
For people who live in Uptown Los Gatos, this is the news to watch over the next eight months. Gus's opening date will probably firm up as spring gets closer, and Club Studio's grand opening is already on the calendar. What goes into the corner at Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road after June 2027 will shape that intersection for years, and as of late October 2026 nothing has been announced.
I follow the Nob Hill site and the Cornerstone openings as closely as I follow sale prices in Uptown Los Gatos. If you live near Blossom Hill Road and want to talk through how changes on the boulevard could affect your plans for your home, Aaron Derbacher is glad to walk through it with you. Let's Connect.
