Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
"two buck chuck."

Tom

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

> wrote in message
...
> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
> "two buck chuck."
>
> Tom

They opened one in Montgomeryville, but I haven't noticed a Whole Foods
either in that shopping center or the one across 309. There might be one in
the same vicinity, but not that I've seen.
-ginny

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On Nov 18, 1:08*pm, " >
wrote:
> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
> "two buck chuck."
>
> Tom

Trader Joe's only goes 250 miles (or less) from their distribution
centers/warehouses. There are TWO Facebook sites dedicated to "Bring
a Trader Joe's to Fargo!" They couldn't sell two buck chuck here
either unless the liquor outlet was totally separate from the grocery
store.
Lynn in Fargo

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On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:19:27 -0800 (PST), Lynn from Fargo
> wrote:

>On Nov 18, 1:08*pm, " >
>wrote:
>> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
>> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
>> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
>> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
>> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
>> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
>> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
>> "two buck chuck."
>>
>> Tom
>
>Trader Joe's only goes 250 miles (or less) from their distribution
>centers/warehouses. There are TWO Facebook sites dedicated to "Bring
>a Trader Joe's to Fargo!" They couldn't sell two buck chuck here
>either unless the liquor outlet was totally separate from the grocery
>store.
>Lynn in Fargo


There are only a couple of TJs in NJ that are allowed to carry booze.
The one near me is on the small side, but still well stocked enough
with their nice brand names of oils, vinegars dried fruits, chocolates
and grains to make me happy. They have begun to bring in a lot more
pre-pack produce of prepared foods, which I can do without, but they
sure do have great prices on orchids.

Boron

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On Nov 18, 2:08*pm, " >
wrote:
> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
> "two buck chuck."
>
> Tom

They did in Ann Arbor. When WF moved into bigger quarters, TJ's
came to town and took over their old space.

Cindy Hamilton

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

Sqwertz wrote:

> As for the original question (I'm so selfish, I know): I live in
> Austin, the Home of Whole Foods. We have two WF's here including
> the Corporate HQ and there is not a Trader Joes for 500+ miles.
>
> I don't know why, though, because there are a whole slew of toher
> retailers popping up trying to put a dent a WF (and they will, too).
>
> -sw

I love Earth Fare, based in North Carolina. They can give Whole Paycheck
a run for their money. Their prices are reasonable- my favorite
Rembrandt brand aged Gouda is $3/pound *cheaper* at Earthfare than
Kroger!!!
www.earthfare.com

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Sqwertz > wrote in
:

> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:07 -0800 (PST),
> wrote:
>
>> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building
>> a store near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I
>> noticed when I was visiting family in Napa that a Trader
>> Joe's was located right next door to a Whole Foods. Also in
>> the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a Whole Foods opened,
>> and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's will open
>> near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
>> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's
>> cannot sell "two buck chuck."
>
> As for the original question (I'm so selfish, I know): I live
> in Austin, the Home of Whole Foods. We have two WF's here
> including the Corporate HQ and there is not a Trader Joes for
> 500+ miles.
>
> I don't know why, though, because there are a whole slew of
> toher retailers popping up trying to put a dent a WF (and they
> will, too).
>
> -sw

I'm in Colorado and have a few (4-5) Whole Foods in the Denver
area. Plus Sprouts and Sunflower Markets. I have never been to or
seen a Trader Joe's. I'd like to visit one sometime. At their
site you can recommend cities you'd like to see a TJ's and I have
mentioned Denver several times this year. Soulds like an
interesting store.

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

On Nov 18, 11:08*am, " >
wrote:
> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
> "two buck chuck."
>
> Tom

here in the san gabriel valley section of socal there are only two
whole foods, both of which are in pasadena. the first one is on the
east side of town and the second one (two story's) is in the western
part of pasadena. this second store is a couple of blocks north of
the "original tj's" (which is still open) on arroyo parkway.

the original tj's had a meat department with real butchers at the back
of the store and in the center was a deli counter for fresh
sandwiches. there are now, i believe, 7 tj's in the san gabriel
valley. now that i live in azusa, i'm about 7 miles from the closest
one, one to the east and one to the west. so i now shop at fresh &
easy (which is similar) to tj's in size & type of food stuff carried.
fresh & easy is the brain child of tesco lld, from england, and they
appear to have very, very deep pockets because they have opened about
30 stores in the last 3 years.

harriet & critters in azusa, ca

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Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
5.250:

> On Wed 18 Nov 2009 06:02:51p, sandi told us...

>> I'm in Colorado and have a few (4-5) Whole Foods in the
>> Denver area. Plus Sprouts and Sunflower Markets. I have
>> never been to or seen a Trader Joe's. I'd like to visit one
>> sometime. At their site you can recommend cities you'd like
>> to see a TJ's and I have mentioned Denver several times this
>> year. Soulds like an interesting store.
>>
>
> Phoenix has Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Trader Joe's. None of
> them are near each other.

I like Sprouts. :-) Especially their Wednesday sales. Last week
and this week, all in one. Sunflower does that too.

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:12:30 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>
>Phoenix has Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Trader Joe's. None of them are near
>each other.

San Francisco Trader Joe's seems to do just fine without being near
Whole Foods too. In Daly City, TJ's is in the same shopping center as
Safeway. I like that because I can shop at both without driving
between them.


--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

In article
>,
" > wrote:

> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
> "two buck chuck."
>
> Tom

There's a Trader Joe's and a Whole Foods near to my office in
Philadelphia. There's also a TJ's and a WF's near each other in NJ not
too far from where I live, but both are in an area that's out of the way
for me so I rarely go to either of those stores, I just go to the ones
near my office.

These stores appear to go after the same demographic, but there's a lot
that's different about them. WF's prices are much higher, but they have
a greater range of products then TR's so its hard to compare. For
example, WF has fresh seafood and meat departments, but TJs doesn't. TJs
sells mostly its own brands of foods and it does not feature as many
organic foods compared to WF which embraces the idea of selling only
organic stuff.

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

>> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
>> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
>> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
>> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
>> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
>> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
>> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
>> "two buck chuck."
>>
>> Tom
>
> They opened one in Montgomeryville, but I haven't noticed a Whole Foods
> either in that shopping center or the one across 309. There might be one
> in the same vicinity, but not that I've seen.
> -ginny
>
Ginny,
Shortly after The WF opened in Wayne, PA on the main line TJ's opened in
Wayne, too, but on the other side near Rt. 202.

I'm hoping what you think is true. One of these days WF will open in
Plymouth Meeting (they've been building it for two and half years). Maybe
TJ's will get on the bandwagon and build one near me. I made the mistake of
going to the Wayne TJ's after work last night, and it took an hour and a
half to get home cause of the traffic. :-(

Jon

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

The opposite is true in San Jose, CA. Near the Blossom Hill Road and the
Almaden Expressway, where Trader Joe's has been for years, a Whole Foods is
scheduled to go in across the street from TJ's sometime in the next year.


> wrote in message
...
> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
> "two buck chuck."
>
> Tom

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

critters & me in azusa, ca wrote:
>
> here in the san gabriel valley section of socal there are only two
> whole foods, both of which are in pasadena. the first one is on the
> east side of town and the second one (two story's) is in the western
> part of pasadena.

Plus there used to be one in Glendale on north Brand.

> this second store is a couple of blocks north of
> the "original tj's" (which is still open) on arroyo parkway.

That's the first one I went to but the original is in South Pasadena.
The one on Arroyo (and California?) was among the first ten in the
chain.

> the original tj's had a meat department with real butchers at the back
> of the store and in the center was a deli counter for fresh
> sandwiches. there are now, i believe, 7 tj's in the san gabriel
> valley. now that i live in azusa, i'm about 7 miles from the closest
> one, one to the east and one to the west. so i now shop at fresh &
> easy (which is similar) to tj's in size & type of food stuff carried.
> fresh & easy is the brain child of tesco lld, from england, and they
> appear to have very, very deep pockets because they have opened about
> 30 stores in the last 3 years.

Fresh and Easy has been purchasing places in Chicago metro also.

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"Zeppo" > wrote in message
...
>>> Today in the paper, Whole Foods announced they were building a store
>>> near where I live (Pittsburgh's North Hills). I noticed when I was
>>> visiting family in Napa that a Trader Joe's was located right next
>>> door to a Whole Foods. Also in the Shadyside section of Pittsburgh, a
>>> Whole Foods opened, and then a Trader Joe's. So do you think Trader's
>>> will open near the Whole Foods. I can think of a couple of locations
>>> nearby where they would fit. Of course in PA, Trader Joe's cannot sell
>>> "two buck chuck."
>>>
>>> Tom
>>
>> They opened one in Montgomeryville, but I haven't noticed a Whole Foods
>> either in that shopping center or the one across 309. There might be one
>> in the same vicinity, but not that I've seen.
>> -ginny
>>
> Ginny,
> Shortly after The WF opened in Wayne, PA on the main line TJ's opened in
> Wayne, too, but on the other side near Rt. 202.
>
> I'm hoping what you think is true. One of these days WF will open in
> Plymouth Meeting (they've been building it for two and half years). Maybe
> TJ's will get on the bandwagon and build one near me. I made the mistake
> of going to the Wayne TJ's after work last night, and it took an hour and
> a half to get home cause of the traffic. :-(
>
> Jon
Where exactly are the WF and TJ's in Wayne? My daughter is at Cabrini and
we may stop in next time we have to do the pick up/drop off thingy....that
is if she doesn't take the train to Lansdale...then I'll do the
Montgomeryville TJ's.
-ginny

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On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:26:13 -0500, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
> wrote:

>Where exactly are the WF and TJ's in Wayne?


I don't know, but they have store locators

http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/
http://www.allstays.com/c/whole-foods-locations-map.htm

http://www.traderjoes.com/locations.asp

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Does Trader Joe's follow Whole Foods?
 

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

>
> Phoenix has Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Trader Joe's. None of them are near
> each other.
>



We met a TJ's manager a few years ago when we were on vacation
and asked about their choice of locations. He said the model is
to build a number of stores in a metro area in order to benefit
from a central warehouse distribution system. The Phoenix area
has, what, four or five TJ's?

gloria p

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gloria.p wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>>
>> Phoenix has Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Trader Joe's. None of them are
>> near each other.
>>
>
>
>
> We met a TJ's manager a few years ago when we were on vacation and asked
> about their choice of locations. He said the model is to build a number
> of stores in a metro area in order to benefit from a central warehouse
> distribution system. The Phoenix area has, what, four or five TJ's?
>
> gloria p

Ah. Yes, we have several TJs in the Boston area.

--
Jean B.

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On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:47:19 -0800, "Sharon" >
wrote:

>The opposite is true in San Jose, CA. Near the Blossom Hill Road and the
>Almaden Expressway, where Trader Joe's has been for years, a Whole Foods is
>scheduled to go in across the street from TJ's sometime in the next year.

I was down in Santa Cruz today. I went into a Rite Aide for
something... Trader Joe's was next door and there wasn't a Whole Foods
in sight.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.