Whole Foods looks to open flagship store in Midtown (Atlanta: city hall, home)

[Atlwarrior]

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

Midtown is really turning into something special. You have a perfect blend of professionals, and older retired workers who desire to live in the city. I love all the bicycles, joggers, and foot traffic. I think Midtown is defining a original image of Atlanta where she don't have to be a cheap copy of another american city. I'm looking for foreign investor to take not so midtown can get some towers over 60 stories.

Correction for last sentence. I'm looking forward to foreign investors being drawn to Midtown, so we can get some towers over 60 stories to pop up.

[Atlwarrior]

Originally Posted by ATLondoner

This is such a landmark development for Midtown, especially for that stretch of West Peachtree which is pretty desolate right now.

For as much flack as Novare have taken for their generic Skyhouse's the fact that they put their money where their mouths are and developed where few others wanted too they really helped to spark all the development we are seeing now.

True I really hope Related Group can get this project off the ground.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by CashmereEsquire

I mean for something like a grocery store where you will spend possibly 30+ min and have a ton of bags, it just makes sense imo to validate parking, have easy access to parking. I cant imagine having to carry a ton of bags a long distance in a parking deck or something.

Some people may choice to walk or cycle over and not get a car load of groceries. Not everyone has to buy a weeks worth of groceries at once.

[UrbanConquistador]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Some people may choice to walk or cycle over and not get a car load of groceries. Not everyone has to buy a weeks worth of groceries at once.

I personally prefer to go more frequently and purchase less at a time. It works perfectly for my daily return commute back to Midtown station, from Buckhead. Also, I feel that by purchasing smaller quantities more frequently, you are eating fresher food.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by jsvh

How is carrying your bags through a parking deck worse than a parking lot? If anything, The deck would be shaded and the parking lot is not.

Of course Instacart is even easier way to do your Whole Foods shopping and car-free.

A parking deck is fine and many grocery stores have them.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by Frankster87

I personally prefer to go more frequently and purchase less at a time. It works perfectly for my daily return commute back to Midtown station, from Buckhead. Also, I feel that by purchasing smaller quantities more frequently, you are eating fresher food.

Exactly, research as shown customer who walk or cycle to a store make more purchases at lower price, but in the end spend more money than one large lump purchase.

[CashmereEsquire]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Exactly, research as shown customer who walk or cycle to a store make more purchases at lower price, but in the end spend more money than one large lump purchase.

what research is this? you have gas tastions/mini markets if you want to go grab something small. Whole foods is a full fledged grocery store, so it is almost idiotic to not consider people who actually grocery shop.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by CashmereEsquire

what research is this? you have gas tastions/mini markets if you want to go grab something small. Whole foods is a full fledged grocery store, so it is almost idiotic to not consider people who actually grocery shop.

Are you suggesting pedestrians and cyclists are not shopping, even of they purchase items for one meal? I have done a couple meals purchase at Kroger and walked or biked hone with no issue, not everyone drives everywhere.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by CashmereEsquire

what research is this? you have gas tastions/mini markets if you want to go grab something small. Whole foods is a full fledged grocery store, so it is almost idiotic to not consider people who actually grocery shop.

Cyclists and Pedestrians Can End Up Spending More Each Month Than Drivers - CityLab
Any other questions?

[CashmereEsquire]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Cyclists and Pedestrians Can End Up Spending More Each Month Than Drivers - CityLab
Any other questions?

"Until now there hasn’t been much empirical evidence to allay such concerns. Clifton and several colleagues have attempted to fill that research gap in a project for the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (read a PDF of the draft report here). They surveyed 1,884 people walking out of area convenience stores, restaurants and bars, and another 19,653 who’d just done their supermarket shopping. Some of the results are unsurprising: Drivers still make up a plurality of customers to all of these businesses. And, with greater trunk capacity, they far outspend people who travel to the grocery store by foot, bike or transit."

The only thing I see in the article is non drivers make more frequent trips, which can add up, but what is the purpose of building a huge grocery store for people only items from the hot bar, and smart waters? The article states drivers spend more per trip. I don't logically see how it is efficient for a non driver to actually grocery shop, opposed to "picking up something quick". You can pick up something/a few items at a CVS, I would assume when you go to a full fledged grocery store it is to shop for groceries.