David Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Retail

Whole Foods Coming To North Raleigh

Foodies in North Raleigh can rejoice today.  Word comes that Whole Foods is coming to Northern Six Forks at its intersection with Strickland.  While not definite the N&O says “Regency said it is in final negotiations with the grocer, and all indications point toward Whole Foods as the tenant.“  If things go as planned the store should be open for 2010.

While excited about Whole Foods expansion in the area,  we are dismayed in considering the fate of the proximal Harmony Farms and Triangle Nutrition, both locally owned shops that carry much of the same products as Whole Foods.

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  • JZ06/25 04:06 PM

    Are you implying by the aerial photo that the empty, wooded parcel is the proposed site? 

    Let’s see if WF can erect an environmentally responsible building that mitigates the impact their new building will have.  I wonder if the old Fresh Market space along Falls of Neuse (just north of Sandy Forks Road) was just not large enough for the new mega-WF store models.

  • David06/25 06:02 PM

    I updated the graphic to clearly delineate the plot for the shopping center.  The developer is not related to Whole Foods, merely negotiating with them as tenant.  The space is 40K feet much larger than the old Fresh Market location.

  • JZ06/25 06:40 PM

    Yea….that’s what I kind of figured.  Economics now dictate that WF=WM (Wal-Mart) in terms of size.  I’ve always felt that since we lost Wellspring to the WF corporate monster we’ve seen truer colors.  Well, let’s hope for the best and urge WF to require good building practices from the developer.  If they’re such a desirable tenant, developers usually find a way to do the right thing and still profit from it.

  • Magnus06/26 01:29 AM

    Ohhhh snap!

  • brian_M06/26 12:02 PM

    I’m much more heartened by Trader Joe’s going in to an existing shopping center (where The Melting Pot is). Not only are no trees falling, a dying center is being rehabbed, and I don’t know if there are people here who haven’t been shopping at the one in Cary, but TJ’s sorta beats Whole Foods at their own game, in a much smaller footprint.

  • gooie06/27 03:09 PM

    haha..you mean “foodies with too much money and not enough imagination” me thinks…

  • The Epicarrion06/29 01:17 AM

    I welcome Whole Foods to North Raleigh. My wife and I are vegan and they offer a great selection of options for us. We currently drive to their location on Wade Avenue weekly. The new store would be one block from where we now live.

    The critiques of their corporate practices outlined above are unsettling though. Can someone point me to a book or articles that speak to these issues in more detail?

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