Whole Foods Scoping Out Location For New Atlanta Store
Decatur Metro | May 13, 2010This past Tuesday the cashier at the Briarcliff Whole Foods asked my wife for her phone number.
And before I could get myself over the counter and all up in his biznass, he quickly explained that he was only asking because Whole Foods was scoping out new locations for a store and compiling a database to see where customers come from to shop there. (OK, the first part of that sentence didn’t actually happen, but you get the idea.) This morning, TeeRuss reports similar activity at the Whole Foods on Ponce.
Sure enough the websites of those two Atlanta Whole Foods, and ONLY those locations, have the following message up on their calendar this week.
Why are we asking for your home phone number this week? At the end of your transaction, we’ll ask for you number, which will be used to generate a map of where our shoppers come from. Only home phone numbers work for this type of map, and the maps help ensure we are supporting our shoppers’ communities as well as designating areas for potential growth within the market. Trust that we will only use your phone number for the purpose of generating a map. We will not share your number with any other group. Thank you for considering this request.
So if you head to either of these locations before Sunday, May 16th AND you have a home phone, don’t threaten bodily harm. Instead, make sure you give them your number so they have a record of all the Decatur-ish folks stopping by, so they can build a store here!
Better yet, you can CLICK HERE, scroll down to Contact Us via Email, select “Store Location Request” and just enter your name, email address and zipcode and you can show your support for a Decatur store location. The fact that these two specific stores are asking location surveys makes it seem like we might finally have a shot at getting a decent grocery store IN Decatur.
How about Trader Joe’s instead?
I just don’t get the Trader Joe’s love. I like the detergent and some of the cereal prices, but it’s mostly just prepacked convenience food. I cook from scratch for the most part and Trader Joe’s just
doesn’t work for me. Read the ingredients on Trader Joe’s brand stuff- not exactly chemical free there a lot of the time either!
I know we’ve had the Trader Joe’s conversations on here ad nauseum, but can’t resist defending TJs. I cook from scratch most nights, too and Trader Joe’s offers a ton of basic grains, nuts, flours, dried fruits, cheese, dairy products, as well as frozen fish and shrimp, that are of a great quality and at a great price. Many of these are organic and cost half the price of Whole Foods. You can easily shop there without indulging in the pre-packaged convenience foods. But then again, I don’t see anything wrong with buying some frozen pork dumplings and a box of Jo Jos every now and then.
Whole Foods? Can’t afford to shop there. I go to my backyard garden and the Decatur Farmers Market for my organic produce.
Very true, WM– plus, most of their dairy is hormone/antibiotic free, too, and they’re just down from MetroFresh, which means I can stock up on the frozen wild salmon & the mushroom flatbread we like at TJ’s, and then go get some killer fresh soups!
Hey Sister Cupcake- little secret: MetroFresh often has soups 1/2 price Saturdays at opening. Don’t tell anyone!
I only go to TJ’s after eating at MetroFresh – and since my office is now in downtown instead of midtown, I don’t get there nearly enough…can we set up a soup/MetroFresh delivery? The three of us can rotate who picks up…there is something special about their fruit – I think they sprinkle it with powdered sugar, or crack. I just can’t resist it – super juicy….now that I am salivating, looks like I am going to try to sneak out of the office early to hit up Mitchell and MetroFresh today.
Agreed, Nubbsie! I’d bet there would be lots of takers for our MetroFresh soup delivery service– but I couldn’t guarantee that it would make it to them. I love it too much! Among their offerings today (I’m on their mailing list) is the Thai chicken-coconut curry, and the tomato basil….mmmm. OK, now I might have to go over for lunch, too!
Dude, is that the best?!? I especially love it when they have the chicken tortilla (my fave) & the beef lasagna (spousal unit’s fave) on hand– which ain’t often!
Chicken tort is my fave! And then a little cupcake. The honeydew soup sounds interesting today – will be sampling that for sure.
I am actually there every Saturday because I work at a yoga studio over there on Saturdays….
Amen, sister. Lots of processed stuff, Organic” labels mixed in with the occasional unique novelty item (e.g. 99% cacao with chili chocolate). Their produce selection is pathetic.
However, there is no competition for selection a quality of inexpensive wine. That alone is worth by twice daily trip for supplies.
Difference: Trader Joe’s isn’t actively looking to open another location. WFM is.
I’m totally with nellie on the Trader Joe’s thing…not my thing.
A mini-Whole Foods in place of that dump of a Kroger on Commerce would be a good thing.
More like Whole Paycheck
Doesn’t look like I can link directly to the “store location request” page. I’ve fixed the link above and explained what you have to do to request a Decatur location.
Apologies!
Not a big fan of Whole Foods. But a Fresh Market would be nice!
I love both of them, for different things (most of TJ’s frozen foods are delish, WF has awesome cheese, plus skyr– which I can’t find anywhere else). While it would be awesome to have WF here, I’m betting it’ll be a longshot for them to actually open a store here. I did go follow the link instructions DM gave, so WF now have my .02…
Fresh Market would be awesome. I’ll take a Whole Foods and a Trader Joe’s too, since you’re asking.
I do not need a whole foods since dekalb farmers market suits my needs and is much cheaper than whole foods. A smaller grocer would suffice like trader joes.
I will take a Whole Foods, a Trader Joe’s, a Central Market (or HEB), Fresh Market or a Zabars please. I am still boycotting YDFM (except for fresh flowers), I don’t like Kroger, and the Emory Publix seems to have gone down hill recently. I have been going to the North Druid Hills/Lawrencevill Hwy Publix which is not as convenient, but they seem to have everything I need AND they have big bins at the checkout with those Publix key chain tags to donate money to Renfroe and some other schools.
why the boycott?
My boycott is not rational at all – I don’t like the way I smell when I shop there – my clothes smell and the grocery bags smell. They also do not allow returns – and I am suspicious of any place that has an “absolutely no returns policy”. Publix will take tuff back if I get it home and it is not what I meant to get/funky.
I’m with you on almost all of that… the Publix on Glenwood near East Lake CC is great – good produce, good meat, pretty good wine selection for a grocery chain.
Yeah I’d take a Whole Foods over a Trader Joe any day.
Not to hijack but has anyone seen the way the new diner across from Leon’s has painted the wall around their space?
Walked by it the other night and thought I was having a bad 60′s flashback. Don’t look at it without sunglasses.
Maybe a Greek thing with the blue and white but the fashion police need to go talk to them! Now!
I agree that Trader Joe’s is good for some things, but it is NOT a full time grocery store. Their fresh fruits and veggies are VERY limited and there are some things that you just cannot get there.
I think that Whole Foods gets a bad reputation for being expensive. If you stay away from their pre-prepared section, the prices are actually quite competitive. I would welcome a store nearby.
Everytime I try to get something at the Decatur Organic Farmers Market I leave empty handed and disappointed and just end up at the YDFM. Is it too much to ask to get some spring vegetables in the spring at a farmers market?
Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s….heck, I’d take a Piggly Wiggly. Anything that will revive the former Big H building in Oakhurst, which is walkable from hundreds of households. Add in the fact that it would effectively kill off the Hop n Shop, and it’s a win-win.
Oh man, the Hop n’ Shop. I can’t believe that place is still around.
Let’s not hate on the Hop-n-Shop.
If you hate the Hop n Shop, you are obviously post-2000.
NOTHING CAN KILL THE HOP N SHOP.
I still miss the Big H…
I once saw Dream Whip from 1978 in the Big H.
You don’t have a very good idea of grocery store economics if you think having “hundreds” of houses walkable nearby is enough volume to keep a full service grocery store in business. It takes several hundred (if not a thousand) customers, each and every day to support a full time grocery store.
Sadly, there is just not enough density or traffic near the Big H property to support a full time grocery store – Trader Joes, Publix, Whole Foods or even the Pig. Think about where grocery stores usually are – on major roads or intersections with lots of traffic.
If you haven’t been to the Hop n Shop lately, I think you should go back. Nice beer selection, wines, basic staples, and even Decatur PAYT trash bags. The people behind the counter always treat me nicely. They have updated themselves quite nicely in the past few years to meet the demand of the neighborhood. No, it’s not a grocery store, but it serves as a decent convenience store.
I disagree with this assertion. Sure, it can’t support a full-fledged grocery store, nor would I want it to because of the increased traffic in the neighborhood. But, it definitely can support something like the very successful Candler Park Market.
And, no, I don’t ever intend to financially support the Crack n’ Snack or the Oakview Grocery. I’ve had very bad experiences with both.
I wasn’t noting the presence of all those households within walking distance to make a business case, merely to state the awesomeness for many of us of having something useful in that space. Of having anything in that space.
But if a grocery store were to look at that location, they would have to right-size their operation, no doubt. I know that various national chains are trying out different store formats to fit into more urban environments – even *gasp* Wal-Mart. The Kroger on Commerce is an obvious example. I’m sure Whole Foods or whomever has an alternative that would work there. Someone just needs to get the site out of Vision Properties’ control.
And the Stop n Rob is a joke. It has improved about .0001% in the last 10 years. Those guys are very friendly and all, but their business model revolves around selling lottery tickets, black label beer, and porn.
As much as I hate to, I still patronize the YDFM. You just can’t beat their prices on meat and produce, not to mention spices and rice, flour, etc. And for the organic pre-packaged stuff, and for organic juice etc, i just go to the Big Kroger. They have a great selection of organic packaged foods at Kroger, and it’s pretty cheap too.
I have been to Trader Joe’s once and was sorely disappointed.
The prices are really good – and my husband will still go there to get our spices (he is annoyed with my boycott). I prefer to get my meat (for special occassions) at Shields right by Emory. My hair dresser dates a chef and he has said he would never buy his meat from YDFM…no, I did not ask why…I am easily influenced, I know.
He would not buy his meat there because something has to be causing that SMELL! I swear back a 100 or so years ago- when the selection was pretty much the same there as it is now- it did not smell much worse than a little fishy. I was even a VEGETARIAN and it didn’t bother me. Around ’99 or so, the smell started killing me. I was still a vegetarian then and blew it off to sensitivity to animal smells. I used to bring home my little boxes of Fantastic Foods Falafel and it REEKED of YDFM smell. Can’t take it anymore, either Nubs’. Nubs’ Hubs must be olafactorily deficient.
Did I mention I am pregnant? That usual smell, and then add the heightened senses, I can’t even drive by the place anymore. Luckily Hubs is good at floral design, so when I need flowers, he will go to the YDFM, pick them out and arrange them so I can avoid the smell (or he is a sucker and I am just playing the pregnant card).
Having a slight aversion to meat right now, so he is not buying any there…I did need salmon for dinner the other night though and Publix had none, so I scratched making dinner and we went to Corner Pub instead.
How about Suburban Plaza? There is a vacant grocery store building there. It’s in close proximity to City of Decatur, Emory, North Decatur, a hospital and lots of doctors offices.
I find Trader Joe’s a good complement to YDFM. I do find the farmers market a challenge, both in quality and traffic, but we pretty much get by with shopping there every week and nowhere else. We have a short list of items we pick up at TJ’s occasionally, and stock up with non-perishables at Costco monthly. I don’t think I’d really shop at Whole Foods, even if they were very close. Just seems expensive to me.
Love Whole Foods & did the request. Literally takes 2 secs.
I could take or leave Trader Joes.
As far as whole foods being a whole paycheck, lots of things are comparable in price to Publix or just a tad more. Cheeses are the same price, meats are more, but no hormones added.
I saw a piece on 60 Minutes a couple of years ago that made me feel better about shopping there. Seemed like a nice CEO, good benefits for employees, buying from local farms, yada yada yada
If it’s on Google video I would recommend watching it
I agree; I don’t spend anymore money there than I do at Publix and I did compare.It only gets hairy when Baby Nelliebelle goes on one of his $15/pound cheese rampages.
My problem with Whole Foods is that they have an incredibly misleading “sustainable fisheries” policy. They sell many species of fish that are heavily overfished, but claim to adhere to some industry group that certifies it as sustainable, in contradiction to every other sustainable fishery organization. So either they have private access to some pristine ocean wonderland full of cod and orange roughy, or they’re full of it. I wouldn’t mind so much if they were just trying to sell whatever they can sell without regard to species sustainability, instead of misleading consumers into thinking the fish they are buying isn’t overfished.
Oh, if I could just find someone with a landline phone that could stuff the ballot box. Anyone, anyone? Sorry, but that’s just an awful method of collecting location info. I love WFM and would certainly like one in my backyard (and could nearly go a lifetime without visiting TJs or FM again), but asking for a home number is a concept straight out of the 1980s. Since Local Number Portability took effect in the metro area in 1998 (as required by the Telecommunications Act of 1996), numbers are no longer tied to an AT&T Central Office (CO) but instead move with you, whether you’re in Decatur or Dunwoody. WFM needs to ask folks for their ZIP+4 instead. In the meantime, guess I’ll find some people that still have landlines based out of the East Lake CO and go contribute their numbers to the poll.
Maybe dude was hitting on DM’s honey. I have been in there several time in the past week and never got hit up for my phone number… (Perhaps i should go before the gym instead of after?)
It actually only asks for your name, email and zip code when you click the Store Location Request on the website.
Yeah, the phone numbers thing sounds real hokey. I don’t trust it.
As great as we think we are, I would be shocked if the Decatur area meets Whole Foods criteria. I could see them maybe opening a larger store to replace the smallish Briarcliff location. Maybe it could be closer to Decatur?
TJ has too much packaging associated with all their food that is made for ahousehold of two. Good stuff, too mcuh cardboard, plastic etc.
How about the old PepBoys spot on Scott and N decatur?
Whole Foods is highway robbery – a real racket. There is absolutely no need for a Whole Foods in Decatur with YDFM right around the corner. Amen whoever said HEB Central Market – Texas has it figured out. BUT, that’s unlikely to happen since Central Markets only seem to go in huge metro/urban areas. TJ would be great (especially for the affordable wine), but I think a Fresh Market or even a BETTER Kroger or Publix would better suit the needs of Decatur yuppies who can’t get everything they need at YDFM.
TJ does have great product mixed in with a lot of processed stuff, and most of it is still better than 90% of the stuff you find at a mega mart.
HEB has also not expanded east of Lake Charles, LA and has no plans too – but I can dream.
Why all the Publix love? It sounds like I’m the only one on this blog who shops at Kroger. Publix has such a tiny selection of everything. Yeah, I know we don’t need 30 different kinds of spaghetti sauce and 14 different kinds of tortillas, but it is nice to have some variety and price competition. I never buy produce at Kroger (go to YDFM for that) but they have a great selection of packaged things when I need it. I think the organic selection is really good, better than Publix. Kroger has a lot of generic organics mixed in with their regular merchandise. And their international foods aisle is extensive!
You mean the “Big Kroger” at N. Decatur and .DeKalb Industrial? Agree that this store has a great international selection and much better prices and coupons than Publix. Other Krogers not so much. However, even the Big Kroger doesn’t have spaetzle–have to go to the “Little Publix” at Emory Commons for that. The “Big Publix” at Toco Hill has a better kosher/Jewish food section. I’ve just come to accept that there’s some things I can only find at the Big Kroger (orange flavored Yoplait Whip yogurt), or the Little Publix (spaetzle), or the Toco Hill groceries (kosher/Jewish), or TJ (frozen dumplings, ginger cookies, frozen Naan), or YDFM (flowers, French pastries, kangaroo yogurt, fruit-flavored breads, exotic fruits and vegetables, exotic packaged goods), or Rainbow (fruit leather). If someone could come up with a successful business model where I could order what I wanted from all these groceries around town and they would deliver it, they’d make a lot of money off of me.
Yes, I mean the Big Kroger. Oh, and they do have fruit leather! Look in the organic/natural foods section on the cereal/granola bar aisle.
I got mugged at that Kroger. I can’t go there without feeling….sigh…. vulnerable.
When? What time of day?
Sorry to be nosy, but the run-down milieu is exactly why it took me a long while to start shopping there; but I convinced myself that I was being elitist and should shop for selection and value, not ambience. What makes me the most nervous is using the Kroger gas station at night because it’s further away from bright lights and a lot of people and security guards. But the 10 cents off for frequent shoppers woos me every time.
LIke I said, I am easily influenced…therefore I can no longer shop there because NelliB was mugged.
Was it just last year those 3 guys tried to rob it with AK-47s? Again, Hubs will go there, but I won’t.
You should try the really big Kroger at Edgewood village. I think they have everything Publix has plus some more.
I agree that there are some pretty decent Krogers out there, but we were completely turned off from them when we lived out Memorial Drive in 30032 “Decatur”. Out there the Krogers are really shameful, while Publix continued to maintain a high-level of produce, meat and customer service.
My myopic view is backed up by the fact that overall Publix is ranked as the third-best grocery store in the nation by Consumer Reports.
I’m a die-hard Publixer, too– Kroger turned me off a few years ago when I peeled off a thicker-than-usual price/expiration sticker off a package of chicken, only to discover another beneath it with an expiration date of two days earlier (this was the one at Toco Hills– but way before their big “makeover”). I’ve vowed I won’t ever live in any state where there’s not a Publix.
I feel this way about Harris Teeter. Their breads put Publix to shame. I am slowly getting used to Publix.
I loved Harris Teeter for the brief periiod that it was in town. There was one at Briarcliff and Clifton near CDC and one in Buckhead/Brookhaven. There must have been something terribly wrong with their business model because the Briarcliff/Clifton location was always hopping, never empty, always full of shoppers. My favorite memory is when my wallet was stolen back when I was sleep-deprived with a newborn and shopping at the Little Publix (might have been an A&P still then). The thieves dropped it off at Harris Teeter while they were trying to shoplift there next. The store called me and I got it back within hours of having been a victim. Least inconvenient crime I’ve ever experienced.
I would also like to agree with folks that YDFM has been declining in various ways over time. Have been going there less and less. But hadn’t noticed that about the “Little Publix” at Emory Commons. I love the manager there, John ?Saneda? He does an awful lot for CSD schools, not the least of which is keeping us well-supplied with Publix Partner Cards so that we can earn a couple of thousand dollars per school per year if parents and the community will remember to use them. I find him very responsive to requests–it the store isn’t carrying something it used to or that you need, try asking him.
I’d love a Whole Foods in Decatur! I reluctantly gave them my phone number on Monday. (I hate giving out my digits to anyone other than friends or family.) They are more expensive in most departments, but I’m greatful for their excellent prepared foods and their milk-free alternatives..
I’m a fan of Trader Joe’s, but I shop carefully there. I once bought one of their “healthy” sandwiches without looking at the label. Turns out it had 24 grams of fat! And I ended up throwing away half of it because it wasn’t good!
I find YDFM frustrating because of the cash/check only and no returns policies. I’m so happy they changed the plastic they use! I hated buying cheese and baked goods there because the plastic made everything taste funky. Since the switch, though, no smell!
I’m a convert from the “whole paycheck” attitude to shopping at Whole Foods several days a week for groceries. If you shop carefully, and who wouldn’t, you can get great produce which is organic and sometimes local, at a very good price. Their own 365 brand is way cheaper than a lot of items at Publix or the Dekalb Farmer’s Market. Granted, some things are more expensive at WF, but that can be said of any grocer. DFM lost me as a 26 year patron when they refused returns. We got coffee that was rancid there twice and I’ve had other items that were bad. Their produce is rarely local and almost never organically raised…and the sanitation factor is always in question.
I find TJ fun to look at, but is like a fancy Aldi’s to me, and for the items I buy, not significantly cheaper than WF. Additionally, WF listens and cares about their customer base, which is why they’ve become more price competitive. They ask if you found what you needed and want to know what they can carry that you are interested in. They are considering a new one because each one caters to the desires of it’s neighborhood and that is why Briarcliff has a lot of Kosher items, while the others may have more prepared foods, etc. I’d love to see a larger WF than Briarcliff that was devoted to the Decatur market. This would be a chance to have a great store built that caters to the desires and needs of our Decatur market…could be pretty cool. I’m thinking that TJ’s wouldn’t care so much…but maybe I’m wrong. You can vote online without giving your phone number, just give them the zip code of the area you want a new store.
I beg to differ on YDFM’s produce. I would guess that at least 30% of produce is organic and I know 100% of the baked goods are organic.
YDFM is the only place to shop for meat as well. Compare the prices on Berkshire pork, Colorado lamb, 100% grass-fed beef, and naturally/free range raised chicken (not to mention the selection) between YDFM and Whole Paycheck and there is no comparison.
I do think it would be great to see a happy medium (a la Nubbs’ HEB Central Market – best I’ve ever witnessed), but neither Whole Foods or Trader Joe’s is the answer.
I’ve long argued that the answer is a food co-op.
Like Sevananda, but with meat options.
This sounds very promising! Until you mentioned it a couple of weeks ago, I’d never considered it. When you can grab a chance, could you please link back to your past pitches for this idea? (Or keep this topic on the list for future posts?)
I am a huge fan of Trader Joe’s, but I’m not going to defend it because hey, I won’t win. But I will say that I started comparing prices between TJs and Whole Foods and lately they are VERY similar, with WF beating TJs in some areas (and even beating Publix/Kroger for a few things, particularly with the house brand). So I’ll happily take a WF here. Or a Tjs. Or both.
Anyone been to Patel Brothers? Aren’t they supposed to have good produce?
One good Wegman’s would solve all of these issues. It would be quality of Publix, with Kroger’s prices, better produce and variety than Trader Joe’s, Whole Paycheck, and YDFM combined?
Who’s with me? I hear they are moving down slowly but surely – heard about one in Maryland. That’s only what 4 states to go – three if they are like most businesses and just don’t bother with South Carolina.
Psssh… I’m surprised to hear that there are so many Dekalb Farmers Market haters out there. For me, proximity to YDFM is one of the perks of living in this area. If you shop wisely and seasonally you can easily get fantastic Georgia grown produce at YDFM, and they frequently offer organics alongside non-organics. On top of that, the breads and fresh pastas are delicious, and you can’t beat their selections of dried beans, rice, and grains. And if I want cassava leaf, Jumex, or durian, where else could I go? YDFM provides many foods that give local immigrants from all over the world a taste of home, and gives non-immigrants access to ingrediants from all over the world.
On another note, the baby Kroger on Commerce is a necessity for our community. Even if you don’t shop there, please remember that others do; others that might not be able to patronize it if it became a Whole Foods. I like Whole Foods as much as the next guy, but its prices can be prohibitive to people on a tight budget. Little Kroger in part prevents our neighborhood from becoming a nutritional wasteland to people who can’t afford to buy Irish butter at Sawicki’s or local beef at the Organic Market. It would be a major bummer if, because we were holding out for a Whole Foods, Kroger went out of business and folks in our community could no longer stroll to the grocery store for dinner ingredients or a gallon of milk.
Amen to your YDFM comments. YDFM is part of the reason I moved to Decatur in the first place. But the baby Kroger… eeeehhhh. I’ve only been 3 times and all 3 times I walked out empty handed because they did not have what I needed (and I don’t cook exotically).
Amen! Proximity to YDFM is indeed a major perk for Decaturites, IMO. Regarding the little Kroger, I also agree with Chad, and would add that a lot of people depend on that store because they can walk to it, and would be stranded without it.
Interesting that nobody mentioned the Publix at East Lake (or if they did, i overlooked it). In my 20+ years of buying groceries in Atlanta, it’s the best-run supermarket I’ve patronized. They have nearly everything the one at Clairmont/N Decatur has, the employees are consistently friendly and helpful, and the pharmacy is extremely well managed and easy to deal with. BTW, I rarely shop at Kroger because every once in a while I get stung: sour milk, yogurt with machine grease under the seal, bugs in the meal, bugs in the produce. That kind of thing happens rarely, but every single time it does, it’s Kroger (starting in 1989 and recurring at various locations from Buckhead to Midtown to here as recently as last year–sour milk from the Edgewood store). I think they have warehouse issues.
That is true. Kroger does come up with about to spoil milk now and then. That soured me (pun intended) on the Big Kroger at one point, but my staple grocery bills are so much lower there that I’ve returned.
I was going to mention the East Lake Publix. I like their layout much better than the Clairemont one. It could be just me but it feels a little more spacious. While I agree that their staff is wonderful and dry goods selection is good, their produce can be lacking at times. Also people who park in the fire lanes at that particular store drives me bonkers.
Say what you will about the meat and smells at YDFM, the spice selection and pricing is fabulous.
Hate to burst your bubble, but i call on whole foods for business and i have seen it at all of the stores i have recently visited.
Dang!
Other Atlanta stores?
As the former retail reporter for the AJC, both Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods have long wanted to be in Decatur — back as far as 6 or more years ago. But to open stores, I know at the time, they required highly visible street frontage in space big enough to fit their existing footprint. There’s one thing that’s true – if Whole Foods opened, people would follow. They would probably prefer being right near the square – but there’s no large enough footprint to accommodate this size store. In this economic climate, they might also require incentives to retrofit existing space, were it even an option. I think they missed an opportunity to build a store on the bottom of the Artisan b/c they could have built in the parking for the store. And no matter how expensive the cheese or aged meats, their salad bar still rocks. And that’s why we have YDFM – b/c their prices are much better for those kinds of things.
Would love to have a Trader Joe’s and Costco at North DeKalb Mall
So would I. That mall needs another anchor tenant badly. Somebody else mentioned the old Pep Boys location off Scott which would be great for a TJs. It’s too bad somebody can’t move into the old Banner Ford location, but it would probably cost a fortune to rehab.