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Then the free market will support another supermarket to fill any void. Of course, Fresh Direct and similar online based supermarkets are gaining clients daily.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 23:53
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Wait a couple of years til they tear it down and put up condos on that lot. It'll be real interesting to see where we should do our grocery shopping then
Posted on: 2013/7/20 23:29
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It's an "out of towner" attitude. "We've heard of Manhattan, but where the hell is Jersey City?" Seriously, go to their website and see the backwaters they've put stores in. Rural towns of 70k. I know people are tired of my reciting this, but if Hudson County were a city, it would be both higher population and denser than Boston, Denver and Portland. A stupid market to ignore.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 21:33
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Totally silly, given their presence in Manhattan, no?
Posted on: 2013/7/20 20:58
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There's 3 TJ's within 2 miles of my relative's house in Presidio Heights, San Francisco. It's about the density of non-waterfront JC but pretty affluent. I agree they're morons to ignore this market of Hoboken & Downtown with over 80,000 affluent residents. They've opened stores in much smaller and poorer towns. Far as I can tell it's anti-urban bias.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 20:24
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That's amazing. You'll have to share your route with me. Where are you leaving from? You no longer cut through Hoboken? It takes me about 15 minutes just to get through Hoboken alone.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 20:20
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The TJs is only 20-25 minutes at the most. The route i used to take was...to cut through Hoboken. Just avoid going during rush hour.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 19:53
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I can bike to Edgewater in less than 40 minutes. And Manhattan, with it's vertical density, isn't a good comparison. In any case, the true test would be if TJ's thinks JC is a good fit for their corporate goals. So far it's not made the grade.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 19:50
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I understand there's a Trader Joe's in Edgewater, which is about 40 minutes away by car if there isn't traffic. The TJ model in New York City would contradict your statement. There are Trader Joe's on 14th St. and 21st St., and it takes 4 minutes by cab/car/bus to get from one to the other, and a 15 minute walk respectively. So New York is allowed to break the TJ model, and the second largest city in NJ can go to hell right? I filled two shopping bags from TJ's for less then $50. I bought $0.19 Bananas. VERY high income shoppers? Really? I don't think so.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 14:51
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The TJ's in Edgewater is less than 10 miles away-the TJ model usually doesn't put them so close together, unless they straddle very affluent areas-ie the Westfield, Millburn, and Florham Park stores are somewhat close but they are supported by very high income shoppers. (It was no mistake that the first TJ's on the east coast was in, wait for it, Scarsdale).
Posted on: 2013/7/20 14:38
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Sounds great. I've already submitted my location request, and I just mentioned Jersey City as a whole, but I hope you submit your request too. The more emails to them the better.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 14:04
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How about suggesting they locate along a light rail stop so that some of the underserved parts of the city get some better options.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 13:57
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I don't think anyone on this forum can argue that a Trader Joe's wouldn't make an absolute killing here. Their produce is much cheaper than Whole Foods, and they don't require a massive retail space in order to open a store. Trader Joe's for the win!
If thousands of people inundated their email with location requests, maybe they would take notice? http://www.traderjoes.com/about/location-requests-form.asp
Posted on: 2013/7/20 13:30
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The organic section in shoprite has more stuff now but its still lacking a lot of things.
Quote: Getting a Wegman's around here is a fantasy. And there is a Trader Joe's just north of here. Be happy the Shop Rite on Marin is actually pretty good.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 12:54
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Getting a Wegman's around here is a fantasy. And there is a Trader Joe's just north of here. Be happy the Shop Rite on Marin is actually pretty good.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 12:14
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If the plans for the food market in 8 Erie Street come to fruition, the food situation might improve quite a bit. There is an article in the Summer issue of the JCI that describes what is planned. I can't find it on line, but perhaps some one else can.
As much as I would love a WF or a Wegman's, I prefer smaller stores that can survive on the local market and don't bring a lot of cars into the neighborhood. Oh, total rumor, but I think I saw one of the Top Chef contestants having lunch with Brunelleschi at Grand Sichuan. Maybe that's who will be running the resto.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 11:56
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Hoboken has better educated and wealthier population and still they have no WF. Even Brooklyn had to wait a long time for a WF.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 8:07
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Most likely when hell freezes over. In all seriousness, nobody knows! The Whole Foods/Trader Joe's is about a decade old. Realtors use it to sell real estate and people eat that BS up. A Whole Foods/Trader Joe's/Fairway/Wegmans would make a killing around here, but alas it will not come to fruition, and even if it did, it will be many years from now.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 4:48
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Or a Wegmans.
Posted on: 2013/7/20 4:36
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When is Jc going to get a Whole Foods? Or at the very least a Trader Joe's or Fairway...
Posted on: 2013/7/20 3:30
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maybe a fairway to help drive traffic to the bayfront community
Posted on: 2013/4/17 20:40
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Yeah, caught that after I posted. Maybe my friend's wife will give *some* insight into this area. EDIT: I do recall from a conversation with her about 8 years ago or so that affluence was their stipulation.
Posted on: 2013/4/17 17:58
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No need, it's already been exposed as false. WF will not be in that location.
Posted on: 2013/4/17 16:40
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Trader Joe's is a much better fit for JC. The stores are much smaller (we have limited space) and the prices are a lot more reasonable than Whole Foods.
Also, with their prepared and frozen selections it makes a lot more sense for the lunch crowd and commuters. It would great on Newark Ave or in the area between the Tunnel and Hoboken.
Posted on: 2013/4/17 15:08
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My friend's wife works in the Whole Foods corporate office and would be one of the people in the know about new locations. I've emailed my friend to see if she can share some information with me about what the story is with this. I'll post here as soon as I hear back.
Posted on: 2013/4/17 12:09
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Do idiot developers who obviously steal the logo and lie get in trouble for this?
Posted on: 2013/4/17 5:08
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Posted on: 2013/4/13 23:55
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i would rather have Trader Joe's in JC than WF.
Posted on: 2013/4/12 20:57
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Waaa, bring the bodegas back. The poor man is getting forced out, I want velveeta from 1985 and scratch-offs instead of produce.
Posted on: 2013/4/12 20:08
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LOL
Posted on: 2013/4/12 20:03
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