  Jaydough666 Member Username: Jaydough666 Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2006 |
does anyone know if the rumors are true of a metro detroit (grosse pointe) trader joe's? | ||
Wazootyman Member Username: Wazootyman Post Number: 134 Registered: 02-2006 |
Are you implying it would be the first? If so, it's not - there are already locations in Northville, Farmington Hills, Royal Oak and Rochester Hills. Their website doesn't seem to suggest they're opening one in Grosse Pointe. (Message edited by wazootyman on October 06, 2006) | ||
Buddyinrichmond Member Username: Buddyinrichmond Post Number: 66 Registered: 02-2004 |
This might be a great opportunity to write some letters to enccourage them to locate in the city. | ||
Jaydough666 Member Username: Jaydough666 Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2006 |
no, i know there are four already, but i heard rumors of a village tjs | ||
Bussey Member Username: Bussey Post Number: 245 Registered: 12-2003 |
Baa to TJ's Im a whole foods man Bring one to the Hood! | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 1049 Registered: 02-2004 |
Yes, TJ's is moving into part of the old Jacobson's store in GP. | ||
Bobj Member Username: Bobj Post Number: 1169 Registered: 11-2003 |
Are you sure about that?? I heard nothing was signed yet. | ||
Spidergirl Member Username: Spidergirl Post Number: 222 Registered: 12-2004 |
I'd love to see a one of a kind organic/natural foodstore pop up downtown... Like Fox & Obel in Chicago. | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1328 Registered: 05-2005 |
spidergirl, there is a very small store next to Avalon that has organic and natural foods. | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 241 Registered: 04-2006 |
Screw that health food crap! Gimme a Hot Fudge Cream Puff and a bag of Better Made's HOT! | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 1050 Registered: 02-2004 |
http://www.gmach.citymax.com/f /Kerc_Pl_firstfl.pdf You may be right. Coldwater Creek is currently open. Jos A. Banks should be open by Thanksgiving. I'm not sure if they have started on the build out for Trader Joe's so you may be right. It may not be a done deal yet. | ||
Gambling_man Member Username: Gambling_man Post Number: 872 Registered: 11-2003 |
Yeah, people down here in the hood should be lined up to pay 8.99 a pound for the same chicken you can buy for 2.99 at Kroger. | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1330 Registered: 05-2005 |
:D | ||
Higgs1634 Member Username: Higgs1634 Post Number: 28 Registered: 10-2005 |
I thought I had read somewhere (gp news maybe) that Trader Joes backed out because they couldnt get Kercheval frontage. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 658 Registered: 12-2003 |
Did anything ever become of this place? This was a proposed market for the Woodward block area. http://www.vitoandsmittys.com/ By the way, although I do love Fox & Obel in Chi-town, it is excessively priced for what you get, in my opinion. But, they do have a few rare finds and their fresh meat selection is solid, if you're willing to pay the premium. | ||
Bussey Member Username: Bussey Post Number: 246 Registered: 12-2003 |
Its good im a vegetarian so i don't have to buy the overpriced chicken! Yeah for cheap chicken | ||
Solarflare Member Username: Solarflare Post Number: 553 Registered: 11-2003 |
TJs actually has AWESOME prices on many things, and it's all rally good stuff. Some folks can't get past the "health food" idea, don;t understand that. Don't like it? Don't go there. Great prices on good beer too.  | ||
Docmo Member Username: Docmo Post Number: 115 Registered: 10-2005 |
TJs here in Northville is a sweet deal. Not everything is inexpensive, but many items are just shake your head cheap in comparison to other grocery stores. TJs will be one of the things I miss from suburbia as I move downtown next month. I guess I will have to make an occasional run up to the Haggerty corridor (TJs/Costco/Meijer/Target/Best Buy/Staples) on my commute home from A2. It seems options for most of these stores remains quite limited in the City. Oh well. Maybe some day. | ||
Rugbyman Member Username: Rugbyman Post Number: 62 Registered: 06-2005 |
I actually work for Trader Joe's and I can tell you that we are looking at GP carefully, but no deal has been signed yet. The issue is that we don't carry any debt as a company whatsoever, so any expansion we make is done with cash on hand. Also, the new store would have to be fit into the supply routes somehow, since our delivery trucks hit 2-3 stores on a given route. By the way, solarflare is right- walking down the aisles at TJ's you'll see that we have multiple signs all over the place showing you competitor's prices and our own. We do monthly comparison shopping where a random shopping list is drawn up and purchased at two or three other area stores e.g. Kroger, Meijer, etc. In my time with the company (which has been considerable), I have only seen maybe five or six items that we sold at a higher price than the others. I mean, we sell eggs at 99 cents a carton every day. Tofu for the same. We have a lot of organic stuff, but by no means are we a health store. If you're on the west side, go to the Northville store at 8 and Haggerty. It's huge and it's not as busy as the smaller RO and Farmington stores. I think you'll like what you see. | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 7999 Registered: 10-2003 |
Or you could go to Honey bee and pay $1.29 for the same chicken. | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 659 Registered: 12-2003 |
Rugbyman- If you have any juice with the decision makers, please lobby hard for the GP store to happen. I can assure you it would be a huge hit and well patronized by all eastsiders from GP, Detroit, SCS, etc. We'd love to have you come to our 'hood. | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 1213 Registered: 10-2003 |
Trader Joe's is incredible, IMO. High quality, pleasant atmosphere, good prices, and excellent products without all those additives and preservatives found in the mainstream supermarkets' food items. What more could you ask for? | ||
Rugbyman Member Username: Rugbyman Post Number: 63 Registered: 06-2005 |
I can tell you that the decisions come down from corporate, not the local market per se. But when they identify a potential target market and go as far as to start scouting locations, they're motivated to get into the game. From there it just becomes a question of whether or not the stars align and they can find a good deal for the company. In the meantime, hit up either Rochester or Royal Oak. Both great stores with great crews. | ||
Buddyinrichmond Member Username: Buddyinrichmond Post Number: 67 Registered: 02-2004 |
Rugbyman, Is there someone particular I should send a letter? Do you think it will help? | ||
Rugbyman Member Username: Rugbyman Post Number: 64 Registered: 06-2005 |
I don't think it really would. Like I said, when the company identifies a place they want to be, they move mountains and try everything to make it happen. Sometimes it just doesn't work out. I heard yesterday that the first target was GP Park and they told the company to take a hike, so GP proper became Plan B. I think you can pretty well infer from that anecdote that the company's pretty interested in opening an East Side location. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 4389 Registered: 11-2003 |
Bussy loves the Whole Paycheck when the rest of us are struggling. Priceless. Bussy goes vegetarian on us when his backyard is filled with an aroma of babyback ribs. Priceless. Bussy now shopping Whole Paychecks for his Tofu, which Trader Joe's kicks ass on price. Try the Trader Joe's frozen French Onion Soup, the German glass cherries, and the chocolate covered cherries in the plastic tub. Bussy, which is worse? Eating tofu or driving an import? jjaba, LOL. YIKES. | ||
Bussey Member Username: Bussey Post Number: 247 Registered: 12-2003 |
You could at least spell my name right. Way to be a 12 year old. | ||
Spongebob Member Username: Spongebob Post Number: 1 Registered: 01-2006 |
My daughter works for Trader Joe's. She informed me several weeks ago, that a store was going into Grosse Point. | ||
Jaydough666 Member Username: Jaydough666 Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2006 |
fantastic news! Grosse Pointe really needs a store that isn't geared towards 99 year-old rich women | ||
Bobj Member Username: Bobj Post Number: 1181 Registered: 11-2003 |
The last thing published in the local GP news quoted a city official as saying that nothing has been signed with TJ's or anyone else. That was a few weeks ago and things may have changed?? | ||
Swpablo Member Username: Swpablo Post Number: 20 Registered: 05-2004 |
Whole Foods 365 brand organic tofu - $1.50 each. Most items trader joes has, whole foods competes with. A smart shopper will be able to find just as good deals at whole foods. As long as you dont fall for the fancy items that they strategically place around the store. trader joes doesn't have near the fancy gourmet foods whole foods has if your looking for that. And good luck getting fresh produce, meat, seafood, good beer,wine and cheese selection at tj's not to mention customer service. Whole Foods is succesfully getting rid of the "whole paycheck" image. | ||
Bussey Member Username: Bussey Post Number: 249 Registered: 12-2003 |
BUMP this means you Jaba | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 516 Registered: 02-2006 |
Why does someone mention tofu every other post? What are the prices/selection of FOOD? LOL. | ||
Ha_asfan Member Username: Ha_asfan Post Number: 37 Registered: 06-2006 |
Trader Joes has decent pricing on most of their products but certainly not good value on some. As mentioned, their fruit and veggie selection has got to be one of the poorest around. After several attempts to buy nice fruit and vegetables at the Trader, I gave up and went back to Wholefoods. It seems that newly introduced food products are beautifully priced and then one day you realize "geee...that's about a buck more than it was last week". Got to love those loss leaders. Trader Joe goes through a lot of products, it seems. Weak sellers are yanked and never seen again. Variety and selection varies from store to store and most dramatically from state to state. All That being said, The Trader has become my primary food source along with the Wholefoods for fruits and veggies. | ||
Gravitymachine Member Username: Gravitymachine Post Number: 1340 Registered: 05-2005 |
trader joes combined with a trip to eastern market is a force to be reckoned with. | ||
Chitaku Member Username: Chitaku Post Number: 805 Registered: 03-2006 |
the ferndale food patch is by far the best in town | ||
Bussey Member Username: Bussey Post Number: 251 Registered: 12-2003 |
No one on here has said anything yet about Randazzo's on Outer Drive | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 4401 Registered: 11-2003 |
Bussey, jjaba apologizes. He was a little harsh. Never want to defame a name. Sorry. jjaba. | ||
Justbeamensch Member Username: Justbeamensch Post Number: 12 Registered: 07-2006 |
Love the Ferndale Food Patch and then down the street to Western Market for the fresh stuff. | ||
Magnasco Member Username: Magnasco Post Number: 163 Registered: 10-2003 |
I was at the TJ's on Woodward and asked someone who seemed to be in a position of authority and they said that they had heard the rumor too and that nothing has been announced by the company yet. That sounds good to me. Definitely not a no! | ||
Noggin Member Username: Noggin Post Number: 73 Registered: 09-2004 |
Forget the food stores in GP. We need another bank branch! | ||
Fortress_warren Member Username: Fortress_warren Post Number: 42 Registered: 10-2006 |
Quote: "I heard yesterday that the first target was GP Park and they told the company to take a hike, so GP proper became Plan B. I think you can pretty well infer from that anecdote that the company's pretty interested in opening an East Side location." Any idea why GPP would tell them to bugoff? I think TJ started out on the left coast, I've seen them for about 15 years. It's not the most upscale place, but it's not some guy selling out of his van either. I imagine the local merchants don't want the competion, they've had a nice little deal. | ||
Chalu64 Member Username: Chalu64 Post Number: 51 Registered: 08-2005 |
I just heard that the dirty, little Kroger store in the village is doing everything they can to kill the TJ store proposed in the old Jakes building. What a shame, I think TJs would bring many folks back to the Village---good for other merchants. Kroger is set to build a new store where the parking lot for Starbucks, Gymboree, Moosejaw etc sits. Stupid Kroger. If TJs doesn't come in, I will never set foot in that Kroger again. | ||
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess Post Number: 86 Registered: 08-2006 |
Man, that place has been bad for YEARS now! | ||
Gambling_man Member Username: Gambling_man Post Number: 883 Registered: 11-2003 |
I don't know what the hell everyone here is talking about......Trader Joe's (on Woodward) has to be the WORST grocery store I have ever encountered. It's like an off-brand "valu-market" for "organic" food enthusiasts. The produce selection is one of the worst I have ever seen. The meat selection is even poorer. They are selling off-brand "organic" labeled foods (questionable whether or not they really are "organic", or what that term really means), at a premium price. Pray for a Holiday market, Westborn, or preferably a Papa Joes. Screw the overpriced "natural" foods. |
