<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body><div>The basic physical design of the store is like no other Whole Foods I have ever been in. The last new one was near my office in North Bethesda some years back. I repeat, ours has all the ambiance of a box store-- concrete floors, extremely tall shelving. It also seems smaller than many.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div><br></div>
<div style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><!-- originalMessage --><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: "Crypto Hipto crypto_hipto@yahoo.com [HOPE_in_Hyattsville]" <HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com> </div><div>Date: 4/12/17 11:10 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com, Towntalk Riverdale <towntalk@riverdale-park.org> </div><div>Subject: Re: [HOPE_in_Hyattsville] Whole Foods opens TOMORROWd </div><div><br></div></div>
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<p></p><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4439"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4527">Gee Nina, have some HOPE in Hyattsville. :-)</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4439"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4439" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4800">This is a NEW store. The other stores you mentioned had at least about 10 years to evolve. I'm pretty sure customers at the other stores gave suggestions that made those store what they are today. You are completely giving up on even making suggestions to make the store into what you would like to see. I was at one of the previews and they said you have access to the store manager via text for any suggestions or complaints. Did you even try that?</span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4439" dir="ltr"><span><br></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4439" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4801">ANd why would you compare a store that just opened to ones that have been opened for years? Every new store starts out with basic items until they start receiving feedback on what special items the local people prefer. They didn't have Comte cheese when I went on the preview. You can bet I'll let them know. Tell them what you would like to see. All is not lost. If you want what is in other stores, I'm sure they will accommodate you. :-)</span></div><div class="qtdSeparateBR" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4831"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4432"> <div style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size: 13px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4431"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4430"> <div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4991"> <font size="2" face="Arial" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4990"> <hr size="1" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4989"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "Nina Faye ns_faye@yahoo.com [HOPE_in_Hyattsville]" <HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com" <HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com>; Towntalk Riverdale <towntalk@riverdale-park.org> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:07 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [HOPE_in_Hyattsville] Whole Foods opens TOMORROWd<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4429"><br><div id="yiv7824869972"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4428">
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<div></div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_4427"><div dir="ltr" id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10506"><span id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10623">I was just at the grand opening. Having been a Whole Foods shopper for decades, shopping at many stores in Maryland and DC, I really do not like this store. The shelving is too high, as in looming like a box store. The floors are ugly concrete, like a box store. They did not have the selection of products that Silver Spring has. It is strangely organized. The cheese dept. and bakery do not match Silver Spring, let alone Georgetown, which has always been my favorite. I left the store this morning and went down to Yes to buy most of my groceries. So much for competition.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10506"><span id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10975">By the way, their bags and pizza oven say Riverdale, rather than Riverdale Park, which is the city name, or Riversdale, which is the plantation name.</span></div><div dir="ltr" id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10506"><span id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_11038">We really like the Starbucks though. I am hugely disappointed after our many years wait. Nina</span></div><div class="yiv7824869972qtdSeparateBR" id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10633"><br clear="none"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv7824869972yqt9870028685" id="yiv7824869972yqt76883"><div class="yiv7824869972yahoo_quoted" id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10637"> <div id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10636" style="font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:16px;"> <div id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10635" style="font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"> <div dir="ltr" id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10634"> <font id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10638" size="2" face="Arial"> </font><hr id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_10888" size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> "C Robinson cjahostmaster@gmail.com [HOPE_in_Hyattsville]" <HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com><br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">To:</span></b> HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com <br clear="none"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, April 12, 2017 3:31 AM<br clear="none"> <b id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5242"><span style="font-weight:bold;" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5241">Subject:</span></b> Re: [HOPE_in_Hyattsville] Whole Foods opens TOMORROW<br clear="none"> </div> <div class="yiv7824869972y_msg_container" id="yiv7824869972yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1491987455295_11225"><br clear="none"><div id="yiv7824869972"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5243">
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<div></div><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5244">Whole Foods is good. Yay! Competition is good for the consumer. Yay! <div><br clear="none"></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5245">I hope Yes Organic Market is able to compete w/ the new Big Kid on the block. It has been very nice to have a small organic market within walking distance. I would hate to see us lose that option. Lately, I have noticed that prices at Yes Organic have been a bit more competitive. So we shall see... <div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5246"><br clear="none"></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 40px;padding:0px;"><div><i><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:lato, sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);">There were also questions about whether the area could support new stores without hurting other area establishments. Stuart Eisenberg, executive director of the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation (HCDC), discussed how the HCDC-commissioned </span><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://hycdc.org/enter/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/www.collegeparkmd.gov_document_center_Route_One_Communities_Retail_Market_Study.pdf" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:lato, sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(230,73,70);"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;vertical-align:baseline;">Route 1 Communities Retail Market Study</span></a><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:14px;font-family:lato, sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);"> (April 2012; Bolan Smart Associates, Inc.) demonstrated that the Riverdale Park Station plans were unlikely to saturate the market. Eisenberg said, “It showed that there was the demand and the money available. We could afford to put things in and not have crippling competition.” The analysis, he said, showed that the area could likely support, for example, both the Safeway (which opened in April 2016) and the Whole Foods Market.</span></i></div></blockquote><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5248"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5247"><br clear="none"></div></div></div></div><div class="yiv7824869972yqt3501460329" id="yiv7824869972yqt71930"><div class="yiv7824869972gmail_extra" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1492009180297_5249"><br clear="none"><div class="yiv7824869972gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 11, 2017 at 2:26 PM, <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:khumbard18@yahoo.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:khumbard18@yahoo.com">khumbard18@yahoo.com</a> [HOPE_in_Hyattsville] <span dir="ltr"><<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com">HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com</a>></span> wrote:<br clear="none"><blockquote class="yiv7824869972gmail_quote" style="border-left:1px #ccc solid;">
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<div></div><div><span><span style="font-family:Lato, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">The first Whole Foods Market in Prince George’s County will open April 12 on Baltimore Avenue in Riverdale Park. The 40,000-square-foot store will be the primary anchor for Riverdale Park Station. Hyattsville Life & Times has details on the store and what it means for Prince George's County. </span><br clear="none" class="yiv7824869972m_-5965097132762149382yui-cursor"></span></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Read the story and check out some photos <a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://hyattsvillelife.com/riverdale-park-whole-foods-opening-shines-spotlight-on-new-development-route-1-corridor/">here</a>.</div><div><br clear="none"></div><div><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Krissi Humbard</b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;">Digital Editor</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><i>Hyattsville Life & Times</i></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:small;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:webeditor@hyattsvillelife.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:webeditor@hyattsvillelife.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-size:12.8px;">webeditor@hyattsvillelife.com</a><br clear="none"></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" href="">352.256.6997</a></div><div><span><br clear="none" class="yiv7824869972m_-5965097132762149382yui-cursor"></span></div><div></div>
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