quote:Higher quality, more options, better perishable departments, and at the very least another grocery option to get pressure off H-E-B?
What we fail to comprehend is why we can't get an answer to what the real reason is. Whole Foods sells natural and organic foods, they tag their GMO's, and only get hormone free, grass fed meats. All for a premium price. Other than the GMO tagging, all of that is provided at other places. It may not be in the same quantity, but it's there. This is agreed upon. What exactly are we missing?
If it is about growth, then it would be a terrible idea to open one right now. We don't have a market or demographic that can support a Whole Foods or Sprouts. Building one here now would likely result in it struggling or failing, and other businesses second guessing the market.
I'm sure there are people in Caldwell or Navasota who also have a similar mindset, like "well, we have a Brookshire Brothers, what more do we need?"