terps wrote:
To respond to some of the posts on this thread...

1. Whole Foods is not putting Shop Rite or A&P out of business any time soon. I love Whole Foods, but I agree, for bulk items, it is too expensive.

Places like Shop Rite and A&P don?t care about customer service. Unfortunately that's the way it is always going to be. People shop for convenience and pricing. I agree, if a Wegmans came in, then they would have something to worry about. Another note, I typically shop at A&P which is clean btw, but this week decided to go to Shop Rite and found that it is disgusting in there.

2. Dunkin's are independently owned. The coffee tastes different at each Dunkin, and I have been to many that have run out of Donuts. They don?t care. I wish corporate would have some kind of quality control dept that could keep an eye on the franchises. Like grocery shopping, people go there for price and convenience.

ianmac47 wrote:
The most important thing that a Whole Foods would do is put pressure on the other grocery stores in the area to sink or swim. I don't think ShopRite or A&P do a very good job of providing high quality produce or decent customer service. I think with a Whole Foods in their backyard, one of those stores will either get its act together or go under. So even if you don't shop at Whole Foods, you'd probably benefit from its presence.