Mark R. wrote: but I really don't think any of them will harm the locals we all like to shop at, they will just dilute them customers going to the others. They may also take customers away from the generic chains such as Kroger, Meir and Wal-Mart which probably isn't a bad thing.
The company buys a large percentage of food from local farmers, so this is good news for Grasshoppers and other suppliers and cooperatives. CEO Patrick Gilliland was a founder of Wild Oats, which was snapped up by Whole Foods back in 2007. The new company is similar to Wild Oats in that its 150-plus stores are relatively small – 10,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet – compared to Kroger and Meijer, and loaded with high-end offerings.
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Thu Mar 01, 2007 12:35 pm
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