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The facility will replace the 175,000-square-fooyt facility on Shirley Drive and an outsidde storage facilityin Atlanta. United Natural Foodzs also has an option to purchase the LakeViewq building later thiscalendar year. "The LakeView facility will enabls us to provide enhanced service level s to our Southeastern customers and continue to grow our sales base in that saidSteve Townsend, president of Unitedr Natural Foods .
"While we anticipate incrementap short-term costs between $500,000 and $1 milliom during the second and third quartersw of fiscal 2002 while we relocatew operations intothis facility, we expect the efficiencies createxd by consolidating our two existing facilities into one to lowe our expenses relative to sales over the long-term." United Natural Foodzs carries more than 30,000 productes to more than 7,000 customers in 50 states. The company serves conventionalksupermarket chains, natural product superstores and independent retailk operators.