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I don't think Harlem, the Gowanus Canal, or Newark are any better.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:58
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Whole Foods in Newark is not the Whole Foods Jersey City needs, but it is apparently the Whole Foods you deserve.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:56
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Whatever the HHI maybe in JC, it's a fact that most parts of Manhattan and BK look "prettier" than JC. If you see the areas that WF is in, are definitely the "prettier" areas where there are less grungy looking stores and more "trendy" stores. Unfortunately, we lack that in our city (and area that's pretty and is close to transit and is close to some sort of parking facility). Our book has been judged by it's cover!
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:55
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Unless something has changed, the Tribeca WF delivers to JC. I believe it is a $20 or $25 fee. It is posted inside the store as such. Perhaps the online ordering system is not set up for the service. You may want to call the store. Here is the pertinent information.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:48
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CdeCoincy, I'm just as excited as anybody about Carino Provisions at 8 Erie Street; however, this is going to be an Italian specialty market/cafe. Think cheeses, breads, salumeria, maybe some wines, espresso. Almost like a super-mini version of Eataly. It's not going to be a full functioning market that you can go to on a regular basis, unless of course you want to become extremely overweight!
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:21
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WF delivers to JC? I just tried using that on the site, and it says they don't. Has anyone used that service?
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:17
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They are working hammer and tong at 8 Erie Street, we might have a decent market by Thanksgiving. Eager to see what they will carry. I think fish and cheese are the big lacunae in the DTJC market basket.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:15
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I would drive a little farther to avoid Newark.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:08
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And the average HHI in Manhattan is $66k, and average HHI in Brooklyn is $46k.
I don't care if what we get is a Whole Foods. It could be a Trader Joe's, Wegmans, Fairway, whatever ... but a proper market, in a good walkable location, is absolutely necessary in modern day Downtown Jersey City.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 19:03
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As per the census, average income in 07302, 07310 and 07030 all floats around 100k.
It's not Millburn but it's way wealthier than Newark.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 18:53
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Who are these people you speak of?? Let's take ANY location in JC: Newark's WF may be closer (as the crow flies) but getting to it (raymond blvd, traffic, lights, etc) is definitely longer than simply going to Millburn (< 15 minutes on I-78). Heck, even for someone in Bayonne, you would get to Millburn faster than to Newark. And, once in Millburn, you have OTHER places you can visit (TJs, half mile from WF, Short Hills Mall, as well as the usual suspects: Target, Home Depot, etc) all within 5 or 10 minutes. Easy parking, little to no concern for your person or property. If you live north of Newark, you have two WFs in Montclair, as well as the on in Millburn. If you live South of Newark, you can visit other WFs or, even better, Wegman's in Woodbridge. Seriously, I do not understand who will visit this WF other than local residents, which dont quite fit the demographic. At the end of the day, this was a politically-motivated development. Who knows what deal was struck between the Booker administration and WF, but both obviously benefited from this (WF gets to drum up their forward thinking, community-focused policies, while Booker got the positive press of attracting a company like WF to invest in Newark.)
Posted on: 2014/9/30 18:36
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Here's the petition, please sign. Wholefood actually responded to this a year ago. Yet still no action, this is ridiculous.
https://www.change.org/p/liz-burkhart- ... ey-city-for-our-residents Quote:
Posted on: 2014/9/30 18:29
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I don't think anyone will move to Newark for Whole Foods, but plenty of people drive past or through Newark during their commute, or live close enough to head to Whole Foods. If it becomes a bit of a destination, then that will help improve the neighborhood, which brings more business, and eventually people might want to move there.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 17:49
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1. No one is moving to Newark because it has a WF. It is just too ghetto and dangerous to seriously consider. Might work in a borderline neighborhood like JSQ or the heights but not something like Greenville or Newark. 2. This is my problem with the huge boom in rental units. Too many people don't want the area to improve because their rents would go up.
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Jersey City has a lot of foreign nationals, who dont fill out the census. Until the census accurately reflects how wealthy JC is, Whole Foods will continue to overlook us.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 14:34
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I don't think this is a scenario of "deserve" versus not. It is plain and simple economics; there is a demand for a grocer like this in Jersey City and Hoboken. I am not sure Newark has the same kind of demand.
The petition that someone started on change.org is still short of 700 signatures; maybe we could continue with that route and hope that once we reach the total number of required signatures, we can convince a WF or TJs to come in. Or Wegmen's. We definitely need better grocers in the area. A&P, Shop Wrong and Pathmark are abysmal. Keyfoods is decent but is far for certain people.
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Good for Newark, stuff like that can only help the city grow. Personally, I really hope we never get a Whole Foods here, my rent is high enough as it is.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 14:26
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What does "deserve" mean in this context? They don't have the money to shop at WF, nor do they care about $16/lb goat milk cheeses or organic anything. People in JC and Hoboken do, which is why it should have been in this area instead.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 14:23
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The people of Newark and its surrounding area deserve access to quality groceries as equally as everyone else does.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 12:37
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It doesn't make sense to me either. The only thing I can think of is Newark's mayor/council bent over backwards for WF, while Jersey City metaphorically gave them the finger. Granted I'd much rather have a Trader Joes, but I think the idea is the same.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 3:14
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i'd take a wegman's over wf any day of theweek
Posted on: 2014/9/30 2:52
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Seriously, Newark gets a store before JC? Somebody has no idea about the relative demographics, especially if the store was Downtown to include Hoboken in it's market.
Posted on: 2014/9/30 2:49
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Stores under development can be found here:
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/stores-development
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I own quite a few shares of WF stocks and they are not doing well, and I doubt they would open a store here in shifty city... when the stock is plummeting.
Posted on: 2014/8/18 16:09
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Actually, it is not quite that simple. In fact, the Aldi supermarkets in the US are NOT AT ALL related to Trader Joe's. The Aldi supermarkets in the US are owned/operated by Aldi Sud, while the Trader Joe's supermarkets are owned by Aldi Nord. The two companies are completely separate and the result of a feud between the two founding brothers over selling cigarettes in the original Aldi stores, which they jointly owned/operated. After the rift, they split up operations. My understanding is the feud continues to this day, with cousins on opposite sides continuing the family rivalry. In any case, both TJs and Aldi score highly in consumer surveys. I believe TJs takes the top spot, and Aldi is like #5. So, they are both obviously doing something right. In case you are wondering, the other spots in top 5 go to Whole Foods, Publix and Wegmans.
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Very different from Trader Joe's. I went to Aldi a couple of times when I lived in Germany and never went back again (odd that there are no TJs in Germany). There's one in Hazlet on Rt. 35, and it's the same as the German stores - all canned and frozen food. They don't carry any perishable items at all, and the frozen food is nowhere near as good as the stuff at TJ.
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Aldi is the parent company of Trader Joe's. I assume they would carry a few similar items but not branded with the Trader Joe's logo.
Posted on: 2014/8/18 14:32
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I've never been to one in the US, but lived down the street from one in Lyon. It was one step above a 99 cent store. Are they better here?
Posted on: 2014/8/18 13:27
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This sign has been there since April 1st. Not really news anymore.
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how about an aldi market for jersey city
Posted on: 2014/8/18 12:27
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