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Location: Huntersville/Charlotte, NC and Washington, DC
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Originally Posted by 24gf424g
Food Lion is rapidly taking over IGA stores... For NC, at least, IGA was one of the last local-distribution grocery stores... Like Galaxy, BI-LO, and WinnDixie before it...
The problem with Food Lion: If you've seen one you've seen them all... Affluent location will have bigger variety, but from same brands...
Example: The breakfast sausage brands at IGA are/were usually processed and distributed within 400 miles of the store. This made the brand and product variety better, and usually better quality...
You are dead on about Food Lion. There are differences between locations like Wesley Chapel (the closest one I found that sells Pender Smoked Sausage, used to go to Harrisburg and even Salisbury for it) and ones like in Pineville and Monroe Rd. But it is basically the same far less than impressive thing.
I really don't like the Food Lion in Cornelius. It is very basic as usual, the employees are the most unfriendly I have seen an any grocery store, but I will say this. They have a selection of foreign items in their foreign item section that is better than all others in the town. Nevertheless, I practically never shop there.
I wonder if they really are gonna leapfrog from Chapel Hill to Charlotte, or are they simultaneously planning locations in Greensboro or Winston-Salem.
I wonder if they really are gonna leapfrog from Chapel Hill to Charlotte, or are they simultaneously planning locations in Greensboro or Winston-Salem.
I would think it's a strong possibility when you consider the lack of space that fit their preferred demographics within Mecklenburg proper.
I wonder if they really are gonna leapfrog from Chapel Hill to Charlotte, or are they simultaneously planning locations in Greensboro or Winston-Salem.
Have they built the distribution center to enable them to support Wegman's here in Charlotte? I can't wait for one to arrive in the CLT area - we had one in the Dulles area in VA, and it was crowded, but it was worth it. Harris Teeter and all the rest of them don't compare in any way to a Wegman's. The deli/bakery/cheese/meat area alone blows the competition out of the water.
Have they built the distribution center to enable them to support Wegman's here in Charlotte? I can't wait for one to arrive in the CLT area - we had one in the Dulles area in VA, and it was crowded, but it was worth it. Harris Teeter and all the rest of them don't compare in any way to a Wegman's. The deli/bakery/cheese/meat area alone blows the competition out of the water.
I believe they have plans for a Richmond area distribution center to support their expansion further south. Not sure if it is operational yet.
While I am very satisfied with the offerings of Harris Teeter and Publix, I am sure Wegmans is a big step up in the game. I know it was a big upgrade in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC, which for years were dominated by Giant and Safeway in the mid tier, then Harris Teeter came along as a more upscale improvement. Then Wegmans became even more of a game changer. Hopefully they will come on down to Charlotte as industry sources predict. Now if Roy Rogers would just come on down as well and make their return to NC.
I wonder if they really are gonna leapfrog from Chapel Hill to Charlotte, or are they simultaneously planning locations in Greensboro or Winston-Salem.
Industry experts such as Phil Lempert predict Wegmans will target Charlotte as their next major market for expansion, after Raleigh. Then perhaps infill Greensboro and Winston-Salem, and possibly add an outerlying location in Greenville, SC as an extension from Charlotte.
Does anyone honestly feel that this metro area is lacking in the abundance of grocery stores? When I lived in Boston, I shopped at Stop and Shop. It was big in that area but as I see it, one grocery store is not much different than others. I preferred Harris or Publix. My favorite has been the Euro like grocer out of Asheville (I can't think of the name and there is one in Huntersville) and Whole Foods. They seem to have set the trend for quality grocery shopping today. Unless Wegmans has a better selection of exotic items or things I can't get in this area, I can't be excited about their arrival. By the way I have no problem getting anything I need. Unfortunately, I sometimes have to drive eight or ten miles for certain Asian item. I hope that they can provide fried chicken as good as Publix and I only eat it once a month or less.
I believe they have plans for a Richmond area distribution center to support their expansion further south. Not sure if it is operational yet.
While I am very satisfied with the offerings of Harris Teeter and Publix, I am sure Wegmans is a big step up in the game. I know it was a big upgrade in Northern Virginia, Maryland, and DC, which for years were dominated by Giant and Safeway in the mid tier, then Harris Teeter came along as a more upscale improvement. Then Wegmans became even more of a game changer. Hopefully they will come on down to Charlotte as industry sources predict. Now if Roy Rogers would just come on down as well and make their return to NC.
When I worked in McLean we had one on the corner not far from my work place - I went there for lunch once and it was pretty good. It closed down and later became a McD's I think.
Does anyone honestly feel that this metro area is lacking in the abundance of grocery stores? When I lived in Boston, I shopped at Stop and Shop. It was big in that area but as I see it, one grocery store is not much different than others. I preferred Harris or Publix. My favorite has been the Euro like grocer out of Asheville (I can't think of the name and there is one in Huntersville) and Whole Foods. They seem to have set the trend for quality grocery shopping today. Unless Wegmans has a better selection of exotic items or things I can't get in this area, I can't be excited about their arrival. By the way I have no problem getting anything I need. Unfortunately, I sometimes have to drive eight or ten miles for certain Asian item. I hope that they can provide fried chicken as good as Publix and I only eat it once a month or less.
I don't like Wegman's for everyday groceries (though it's okay). The bakery, deli, Hotbar, cheese selection, and meat section (wagyu steak/beef - if you want it) put it on another level. Once you've experienced those things in a grocery store, HT, Publix, and any other place, don't compare. Those things may not be important to you, and that's ok, but when they are important to others, they miss it.
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