  Bushay Member Username: Bushay Post Number: 67 Registered: 05-2005 |
http://www.latimes.com/news/lo cal/la-me-southpark19jul19,0,4 324351.story?page=1&coll=la-ho me-local Grocery store returns to a revitalized downtown neighborhood: A big part of that dream involves a supermarket. When the downtown residential boom began, many of the new residents complained about the lack of a major supermarket in the city center. Many residents drive several miles away to stock up on groceries. The opening of the Ralphs Fresh Fare is considered a symbolic boost for downtown — the latest sign that big retailers believe the downtown loft and condo community is strong enough to support their stores. Boosters hope that if Ralphs succeeds, other retailers will follow. I believe The outfit that owns "Ralphs" are the same people that own "Krogers". Reading the story, it sounds an aweful lot like the situation we have here in Detroit. For the most part anyway. | ||
Barnesfoto Member Username: Barnesfoto Post Number: 3795 Registered: 10-2003 |
Yup. Of course, there was already a "market" in downtown LA, Grand Central Market, a bit like Eastern Market, (but not as good.) And there's lots of little ethnic markets around downtown. But the explosion of loftaminiums and new condos in Downtown LA demands a chain grocery and now they have one. | ||
Jasoncw Member Username: Jasoncw Post Number: 394 Registered: 07-2005 |
According to that study done a few months ago, there is demand in downtown & midtown for a few more decent sized grocery stores. | ||
Adm70 Member Username: Adm70 Post Number: 12 Registered: 11-2005 |
Grand Central Market is nothing like Eastern Market and Ralphs was highly "incentivized." (I am a former DTLA resident - now in OC) (Message edited by adm70 on July 20, 2007) | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 267 Registered: 05-2004 |
Believe me if there is money to be made, someone will take advantage of the situation. I thought it was funny that Councilwoman Conyers was threatening Krogers with a boycott if they didn't move a store into Detroit. What is she going to do, bus out picketers to the suburbs? | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 6251 Registered: 02-2004 |
It would be like Black Detroiters declaring WAR against Krogers. Forget it Conyers, Krogers can go whatever they want. They screw Detroit for the 2nd time so don't shop there. Krogers destroyed Farmer Jack and soon they are launching a plan to destroy those Arab owned Spartan Stores and other independent markets. But folks in Detroit must give up hope. We still have Spartan Stores, E&L Supermarcado, Gigante Supermarcado, Glory Supermarket and Mike's Market. Independent markets are also making a comeback to Detroit's ghettohoods and it would support the black community with ease. By the way the closest Kroger Supermarket to Detroit is 8 Mile and Wyoming at Royal Oak TWP. | ||
Ray Member Username: Ray Post Number: 952 Registered: 06-2004 |
what about that nice grocery store on Jefferson by Indian villiage? | ||
Russix Member Username: Russix Post Number: 15 Registered: 11-2006 |
"what about that nice grocery store on Jefferson by Indian village?" If your thinking of the farmer jack its gone, and i can't believe kroger didn't jump on that as this store was very busy. | ||
Barnesfoto Member Username: Barnesfoto Post Number: 3800 Registered: 10-2003 |
Incentives or no, The opening of a Ralph's in Downtown LA is a good move, as there is an explosion of new downtown housing here. Grand Central Market is a shadow of Eastern Market, but that's the closest thing I can compare it to. And while the south end of DTLA had no grocery stores, the north end of DTLA has not one but two large Japanese Grocery stores in Little Tokyo, both of them chain stores. (I used to live across the street from one of them.) However, many people living in LA can't conceive of anything being a grocery store unless it is Ralph's or Von's, just as many people living in the Detroit area don't consider anything that is not Kroger's or Farmer Jacks or Meijer's a grocery store, despite the number of quality independent grocery stores throughout the city. |
