Businesses nearby Cupertino's Whole Foods along Stevens Creek Boulevard are serving the grocery giant's regulars after the store was shut down due to rats. (Annalise Freimarck/San José Spotlight)

RATS SHUTTING DOWN a grocery store are never a good thing — unless regulars from that market end up boosting businesses in the surrounding area.

The Santa Clara County Department of Environmental Health shut down the Cupertino Whole Foods at the end of April after finding rodent droppings in the receiving bay, deli, juice bar and under the sink. The closure of the site, one of the largest Amazon-owned grocery stores in the West Valley, has increased the foot traffic at some neighboring businesses.

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