On the heels of opening six new stores in July, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market said it received over 10,000 applications for jobs in the past month, and the number of people applying to work at Fresh & Easy has nearly quadrupled since May.

"With every store we open, we are bringing new jobs that pay well and offer great benefits," said Tim Mason, Fresh & Easy c.e.o. "We've put a lot of effort into treating our employees with respect and valuing them as people. Our efforts are clearly paying off with the continued increase in people wanting to work with us."

Fresh & Easy said recently it intended to hire 750 additional employees through September.

Today Fresh & Easy opened stores in the San Fernando Valley and Hesperia, Calif., and next week will open locations in San Diego and the Harbor City neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Fresh & Easy operates 67 stores in Southern California, Arizona, and Nevada.