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Originally Posted by bobcat
• Jul. 16, 2007
From None to Tons of Grocery Options
By KEELEY WEBSTER
CREJ Staff Writer
Was it just a year ago that the influx of new downtown residents were wondering if they would ever have a grocery?
Now, the long-awaited Ralphs being developed as part of CIM Group's $247 million mixed-use South Village Project is slated to hold its opening ceremony July 20.
British retailer Tesco plans to roll out 100 stores in California, Arizona and Nevada, including one at the corner of Adams Boulevard and Central Avenue in South Los Angeles.
There is also nothing to say that Whole Foods couldn't open a store near L.A. Live and one at Grand Avenue. While some groceries typically won't open two stores within a three-mile radius of another of its stores in fear of cannibalizing its customer base, that doesn't apply to Whole Foods, which plans to open 18 new stores in California.
"Site selection for Whole Foods Market is based on customer demand, not on specific geographic parameters," Glasser said.
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Tesco at Adams & Central, wow that is a huge surprise. This is probably one of the most depressed looking areas in all of south central LA. Although there area some gems (historic homes) that could perhaps be restored, and the neighborhood could gentrify, but that is still quite a stretch. Then again maybe not since its really just on the far edges of downtown LA. Why isn't there plans for one of downtown Long Beach? We have all classes of people in the downtown area, from rich to poor.
Also I say the same about Whole Foods, we should have one in downtown Long Beach. With all of the new high end residents moving in, we can certainly support it.