just returned from my pilgrimage. didnt seem any larger than any of the other ones. in fact, the main aisles seemed quite cramped especially with the free trial displays dotting the way. there was seating upstairs which i didnt check out but otherwise the only things i hadnt seen elsewhere were a mist-filled fromagerie and a pomme frites in the food court. no delivery option yet but if you spent $200 or more they had a zip car w/driver that would take you home for free.
The Whole Foods in Silicon Valley range from "tight" to "claustrophobic". I'm not sure I'll go back to the one in Los Gatos. At one point I found myself boxed in from all directions by other shoppers, displays in narrow aisles, and someone doing a food demo.
i would have thought theyd have space to burn out there unless they repurposed an old supermarket in a strip mall.
The one in Dallas I used to go to was roomy. (old supermarket in a strip mall.)
The first one in New Orleans on Esplandade was like that Los Gatos experience. The newer one is in the old uptown bus barn and quite spacious, as most of them seem to be these days.
what was the name of that new supermarket in warrenton in the old food lion?
Bloom. Not Bloom's you understand, just Bloom.
its owned by food lion. they did research to find out why their stores sucked! genius!
supermarket factoids
***Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group, encompasses 1,171 Food Lion stores, 158 Hannaford Bros. stores, 108 Sweetbay and Kash n’ Karry locations, 68 Harvey’s, 22 Bloom units and 17 Bottom Dollar stores. Delhaize America accounts for approximately 75% of Delhaize Group’s sales.
***Merchandise at 7-Eleven accounts for 65% of total sales, and gasoline accounts for the other 35%. Excluding tobacco products, which account for approximately 29% of merchandise volume, sales from dairy, fresh foods, candy and snacks, beer and wine, beverages, food service and nonfood account for approximately 67.5% of the merchandise total. 7-Eleven operates 5,540 stores in the U.S. and 473 in Canada. All stores in Canada and 35% of those in the U.S. are corporate-owned, with the rest of the U.S. stores franchised. U.S. sales account for approximately 92% of the North American total, with Canadian sales accounting for the other 8%.
***Trader Joe’s is wholly owned by the Albrecht family of Germany.
7/11 = the southland corp of dallas = evil empire.
Both TJ's and Whole Foods are wedging their way into crowded retail environments in Silicon Valley. Due to the geography of the place, there's not that much open space for developers. The hills are largely protected from development, and the valley floors are largely developed already. Lots of residential infill development is going on, e.g. old warehouses and commercial property being knocked down for what passes for "high density" housing out here. For new retail development, big box stores (with their high tax revenue) are favored by planning commissions due to the funky state of CA property taxes. Mostly tax-free grocery stores don't get much promotion by local governments.
California's central valley is a whole different environment. All the farmland hasn't been paved over yet.
Adding: There is plenty of room in underperforming retail strips, but those aren't near the demographic favored by TJ's and WF.
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- dave 3-29-2007 11:47 pm
The Whole Foods in Silicon Valley range from "tight" to "claustrophobic". I'm not sure I'll go back to the one in Los Gatos. At one point I found myself boxed in from all directions by other shoppers, displays in narrow aisles, and someone doing a food demo.
- mark 4-06-2007 2:55 am [add a comment]
i would have thought theyd have space to burn out there unless they repurposed an old supermarket in a strip mall.
- dave 4-06-2007 3:08 am [add a comment]
The one in Dallas I used to go to was roomy. (old supermarket in a strip mall.)
- tom moody 4-06-2007 3:36 am [add a comment]
The first one in New Orleans on Esplandade was like that Los Gatos experience. The newer one is in the old uptown bus barn and quite spacious, as most of them seem to be these days.
- jimlouis 4-06-2007 5:09 am [add a comment]
what was the name of that new supermarket in warrenton in the old food lion?
- dave 4-06-2007 5:23 am [add a comment]
Bloom. Not Bloom's you understand, just Bloom.
- jimlouis 4-06-2007 5:53 am [add a comment]
its owned by food lion. they did research to find out why their stores sucked! genius!
- dave 4-06-2007 6:15 am [add a comment]
supermarket factoids
***Delhaize America, the U.S. division of Brussels-based Delhaize Group, encompasses 1,171 Food Lion stores, 158 Hannaford Bros. stores, 108 Sweetbay and Kash n’ Karry locations, 68 Harvey’s, 22 Bloom units and 17 Bottom Dollar stores. Delhaize America accounts for approximately 75% of Delhaize Group’s sales.
***Merchandise at 7-Eleven accounts for 65% of total sales, and gasoline accounts for the other 35%. Excluding tobacco products, which account for approximately 29% of merchandise volume, sales from dairy, fresh foods, candy and snacks, beer and wine, beverages, food service and nonfood account for approximately 67.5% of the merchandise total. 7-Eleven operates 5,540 stores in the U.S. and 473 in Canada. All stores in Canada and 35% of those in the U.S. are corporate-owned, with the rest of the U.S. stores franchised. U.S. sales account for approximately 92% of the North American total, with Canadian sales accounting for the other 8%.
***Trader Joe’s is wholly owned by the Albrecht family of Germany.
- dave 4-06-2007 6:27 am [add a comment]
7/11 = the southland corp of dallas = evil empire.
- bill 4-06-2007 1:31 pm [add a comment]
Both TJ's and Whole Foods are wedging their way into crowded retail environments in Silicon Valley. Due to the geography of the place, there's not that much open space for developers. The hills are largely protected from development, and the valley floors are largely developed already. Lots of residential infill development is going on, e.g. old warehouses and commercial property being knocked down for what passes for "high density" housing out here. For new retail development, big box stores (with their high tax revenue) are favored by planning commissions due to the funky state of CA property taxes. Mostly tax-free grocery stores don't get much promotion by local governments.
California's central valley is a whole different environment. All the farmland hasn't been paved over yet.
Adding: There is plenty of room in underperforming retail strips, but those aren't near the demographic favored by TJ's and WF.
- mark 4-07-2007 6:14 am [add a comment]