Downtown Greenville's largest development ever moving forward.

[Downtown27]

Originally Posted by Amator

The only other grocery store I'd like to see downtown is a Trader Joes. I think it would be a great fit, and the size of a TJ's could fit in the old Bi-Lo at Academy and Main very easily.

Amen!

But with all the construction in the West End, likely expanding further with the development of the park surely there would be demand for something in that neighborhood.

[Carolina Knight]

Originally Posted by vistatiger

Not that many grocers that close together. That area is not that dense with population. Even Charlotte doesn't have that many in it's central area and they have real high rise residential. Also grocers not only have to compete with one another but the hundreds of restaurants DT for residents food dollars.

Grocery dollars and restaurant dollars are separate.

Originally Posted by vistatiger

Why would Kroger go in County Square when Kroger will have two HT stores less than a mile from that spot?

I heard each of Kroger's division makes its own real estate decisions. If Kroger's Atlanta Division thinks it can open Kroger Marketplace stores in Greenville and compliment Harris Teeter, more power to it.

Originally Posted by vistatiger

Why would the city want Walmart in that spot when they didn't want them across the street from County Square?

I think both Walmart and Bi-Lo were speculated as the anchor for that site.

Originally Posted by vistatiger

Now Publix could decide they want a larger store than they have at McBee to serve the DT and Augusta Rd area and better compete with the two HT's and I could seem them relocate in the future to CS.

A Publix specifically in the Augusta Street trade area could do well.

[furmanpals]

Grocery stores are the best at studying whey they need to be. They will build where and when the timing is right.

[Downtown27]

Best we not talk about then?

[beckycat]

Originally Posted by Carolina Knight

I think both Walmart and Bi-Lo were speculated as the anchor for that site.

Oh really. I would be surprised if it were Bi-Lo with all the stores closing and the one that recently closed off N Main. I can definitely see a Neighborhood Market there.

[Carolina Knight]

In 2006, Bi-Lo was focused on opening additional stores, replacing stores, and converting stores as Super Bi-Lo. The South Ridge Apartments site was new back then and created speculation on a grocer. Bi-Lo has regressed over ten years through the closing of stores and the departures from markets.