the moving of Whole Foods
as most people know in the county, the only Whole Foods has moved from Holt St in Tustin to the new development “The District”. According the the OC Register, the store is almost triple the size and has created contracts with local growers to supply organic, seasonal produce, has a tea bar, wine area, clothing, basically the works…
i shouldn’t be complaining, because i am happy to see that natural, safe and local foods are taking center stage and thank you Whole Foods for doing that. but, it is seeming more and more like a “big box” retailer. not to mention the “Whole Paycheck” characterization with $5 grapes (comparable to $1.69 at T Joes & about $3 at your local farmers’ market). i am also wondering if with this new store they are incorporating alternative energy (they should have the money from all of those $5 grapes), and using low/no-VOC and eco-friendly materials that don’t off-gas on their certified organic produce & baked goods. hopefully they did.
i dont know what much about this upcoming development, “the district”, but to me, to have this large of a store seems to really cater to that specific area only. surrounding this is wide industrial area. i cant see that many people wanting to brave the 55 fwy for food, when there are T Joes, Mothers, and Henrys sprouting up all over the place. i guess i still think this is a weird location.
has anyone else been to this new store?
I haven’t been to this store. I probably will not go to it because I have access to TJ’s, farmer’s markets, and Mothers within closer proximity to my work and home.
Girl, I need you to jump into one of my blog entries re: Wal-Mart. Check it out. Some reader commented that Vons, Ralphs, and Albertsons are PC. And I don’t think so.
I have also heard that Whole Foods is pretty expensive too.
Actually, that whole plaza makes me kind of sick. We don’t need any more of those huge super center plazas in OC. Most of those stores are large chains. There already are about 5 Target stores within a 3 mile radius of that one. I prefer smaller more independent stores.
Comment by adriana — August 31, 2007 @ 11:35 am