On 11/14/2012 4:52 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
> OMG Our state's first Whole Foods is opening today. I am so thankful
> that I did my shopping at Winco yesterday.!
>
> No ribbon cutting. . . they're going to cut an eight foot loaf of
> bread instead (snork!!!)
>
> From Whole Food's POV, they couldn't have chosen a better location for
> their store but they are going to screw up traffic royal. The chose
> one of the busiest intersections in the city (major N/S & E/W route,
> can't take alternate route because of the river), 2 blocks from the
> state's major hospital campus, 1/2 block from the city's civic campus,
> across the street/parking lot from Winco (my favorite Winco), sharing
> a parking lot with the newest, biggest Walgree drug store and across
> the street for some and down the block for other high-rise
> executive-wanna-be's condos and apartments.
>
> They've been giving pre-opening tours all week.
>
> They've stolen the exclusive baker for my Food Co-op
>
> I'll wait 'til after Christmas to take a look-see.
>
> Grumble, grumble. Still -- they are employing 150 full-time workers.
>
> Janet US
>

I would think that Idaho would pretty much have infinite space for
parking lots. That's the mentality of a guy that lives on a small rock.

When we lived in the SF Bay area over 30 years ago, we would shop at a
nice market like that. It was totally different from any that I had been
in and might have been a model for Whole Foods. The store had a rustic
feel with unfinished woods and gleaming metal trim. It was a nicer food
shopping experience and it occurred to me that these boutique food
markets would be the wave of the future. Looks like I was right.