07-24-2019, 08:37 PM
(07-22-2019, 02:22 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(07-21-2019, 09:59 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: We didn't shop there all that often, they did have a few items that I went to get routinely. Their lack of fresh options they suggested was due to their limited volume. I think the location was somewhat of an obstacle, it took me more than one try to even find the first time.
That being said, we still don't know why they closed. While I don't think they were a runaway success, I do get the sense there was a little more to it than that.
Limited selection of niche items --> few customers --> limited selection --> few customers ...
Somehow one would need to break out of that loop. For sure, the times that I was there, it would be rare to see more than one or two other people doing grocery shopping at the same time as I was.
Indeed the location was convenient but not visible. The space was lovely but there was no promotion. Products were good but there were few choices.
Until we get a real urban-format supermarket, we make do with a combination of shops: SDM, New City, Legacy Greens, BT, Tienda Latina and Hasty Market. Between them, you can get most things, it's just not one-stop shopping. And depending on where in DTK you live, Central, Sobey's, Food Basics, Valu-Mart (by LRT).
It takes BIG money to set up and run a store along the line intended and to succeed in the long run in any retail venture.. Their effort was admirable but their pockets were not deep enough to outlast the issues noted above. Sad but true