Natural Grocers, the Lakewood, Colorado-based organic grocer and vitamin supplement retailer, is planning to convert a vacant building space in South McAllen, in the Rio Grande Valley, into a new 15,000-square-foot grocery store, according to a recent filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. The McAllen Natural Grocers will be the company’s second location in the Valley and the first to be located in what WalletHub has ranked as the second-fattest city in America.
According to the TDLR filing, the Natural Grocers store will be located at 800 S. 10th St., McAllen, TX 78501, in a building that once housed a trampoline park and a discount apparel store before that. One half of the building, which sits along the bustling South 10th Street corridor just a block from McAllen City Hall, is occupied by a TruFit gym. Renovation of the vacant retail space will cost approximately $840,000 and is set to begin in early June, TDLR records show. The renovation is slated to be a quick turnaround, with an estimated completion by the end of August. However, state filings are subject to change.
Natural Grocers was founded in Golden, Colorado, in 1955 by Margaret and Philip Isely. Today, the company is publicly traded and operates more than 160 stores across 21 states. The company specializes in small format grocery stores and offers customers nutrition education programs. Store Brands, a trade publication that tracks American retailers, named the company “Retailer of the Year” at the end of 2025.
Natural Grocers sells “natural and organic groceries, body care products and dietary supplements,” company officials said. Foods sold at Natural Grocers cannot contain artificial flavors, preservatives or sweeteners, synthetic colors, or hydrogenated oils. And the company only sells USDA-certified organic produce and “pasture-raised, non-confinement dairy products and free-range eggs.” Since 2016, the company has also been expanding its offerings of house brand products, including food, household goods, and supplements.
The company has only a handful of stores in South Texas, including two in San Antonio, one in Corpus Christi, and one at the Las Tiendas Plaza at 515 Morrison Road, Brownsville, TX 78526.