Posted Nov 5, 2012, 9:31 PM
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Trader Joe's lures big crowd on first day
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By Neal Morton
Saturday,November 3, 2012
Outside San Antonio's first Trader Joe's, a steel drum player distracted shoppers as they waited to cross a parking lot filled with a sea of vehicles carrying committed fans and curious newcomers to the store Friday.
Off-duty police officers directed traffic into the grocer's small parking lot in the Quarry Village at 350 E. Basse Road. As the lunch rush approached, the winding checkout line inside the store paralleled the lengthening queue of drivers that extended from the clogged intersection of Jones Maltsberger and Basse roads to the nearby northbound exit lane on U.S. 281.
Even after 2 p.m., bumper-to-bumper traffic snaked its way along Basse Road between the highway and Broadway.
This might be the new shopping experience that the Quarry Market offers for months to come, said Kim Gatley, vice president of the commercial real estate firm NAI REOC San Antonio.
“I don't see this just being a one-weekend or one-week craze,” she said, noting new retailers routinely draw higher customer traffic.
“We expected a very strong opening from Trader Joe's, but it's not likely to trail off soon,” she said. “I think Trader Joe's has quite a following, and it will be a popular destination within that whole Alamo Quarry area for a long time.”
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Last edited by JoninATX; Nov 5, 2012 at 9:46 PM.
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