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[tozmervo]

Ok, so I was on the fence about the whole conversion to Food Lion, but having just finished a shopping trip there (the "Grand Opening" celebration is beginning), I'm OK with it.

Yes, some* of the specialty products are gone and yes, the layout is a little more conventional. But at the end of the day, groceries is groceries, and FL has them for a hell of a lot cheaper than any other place in Center City. The store does benefit from inheriting the nicer finishes and lighting of the Bloom. They also left the self-checkouts, which no other FL I know of has.

I was amused at the ridiculous overuse of the word "Fresh." Keep an eye out for it next time.

*I was pleased to see the "make your own" 6-pack section is still there.

[Temeteron]

tozmervo, on 26 July 2011 - 07:06 PM, said:

Ok, so I was on the fence about the whole conversion to Food Lion, but having just finished a shopping trip there (the "Grand Opening" celebration is beginning), I'm OK with it.

Yes, some* of the specialty products are gone and yes, the layout is a little more conventional. But at the end of the day, groceries is groceries, and FL has them for a hell of a lot cheaper than any other place in Center City. The store does benefit from inheriting the nicer finishes and lighting of the Bloom. They also left the self-checkouts, which no other FL I know of has.

I was amused at the ridiculous overuse of the word "Fresh." Keep an eye out for it next time.

*I was pleased to see the "make your own" 6-pack section is still there.

I thought the lighting in there was absolutely horrible!

[AuLukey]

In some non-FL news there is a new market opening off of Sardis in the Galleria shopping center between Subway and Party City.  I believe the spot used to be a Toys R Us so it should be pretty large.  The temporary sign says "Healthy Food Market Coming Soon."  It looked as though they were painting and buffing the floors when I walked by today so it may be awhile before they get stocked and open.  I'm excited to see what kind of selection they will have.

[Neo]

Maybe I'm blind or have a short memory, but I don't ever remember seeing a mock-up of what the Whole Foods at Southpark is going to look like:

[AuLukey]

Update on the new Healthy Foods Market in Galleria, I talked to the owner today; they should be having their grand opening sometime in October.

[DigitalSky]

Ohhh it's a Healthy Home (Home Economist) Market... thats cool!

http://www.hemarket....460B56FF8928F28

[AuLukey]

The Healthy Home Market in Galleria is slated to grand open on or around October 29th to capitalize on the Halloween traffic for Party City next door.

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

AuLukey, on 10 August 2011 - 08:17 PM, said:

In some non-FL news there is a new market opening off of Sardis in the Galleria shopping center between Subway and Party City.  I believe the spot used to be a Toys R Us so it should be pretty large.  The temporary sign says "Healthy Food Market Coming Soon."  It looked as though they were painting and buffing the floors when I walked by today so it may be awhile before they get stocked and open.  I'm excited to see what kind of selection they will have.

Hopefully a good wine and beer selection, but then that might not be healthy in many people's opinion.

[kermit]

The steel framing on the East blvd HT expansion is complete (they tore down the single-story space which held the camera and pizza stores)

I know this isn't really news but cranes are so rare in Charlotte these days I felt compelled to mention it.

[DigitalSky]

Thank you for the update on that store!

[kermit]

Interior construction appears to be complete on the East blvd Teeter expansion. Aside from some cosmetics (like a ceiling) the new space appears to be ready for shelving and stocking.

[nonillogical]

kermit, on 04 March 2012 - 01:14 PM, said:

Interior construction appears to be complete on the East blvd Teeter expansion. Aside from some cosmetics (like a ceiling) the new space appears to be ready for shelving and stocking.

We were just there today and I think it still has a ways to go, especially since some other areas of the store are getting overhauled too and things will need significant rearranging. It does seem like a matter of only a few weeks though.

[ScottCLT]

nonillogical, on 04 March 2012 - 02:32 PM, said:

We were just there today and I think it still has a ways to go, especially since some other areas of the store are getting overhauled too and things will need significant rearranging. It does seem like a matter of only a few weeks though.

I asked an employee about it and they are supposed to be opening some of the new sections by the end of March. But as they open those, they will close off/move around other areas of the store to renovate them. The entire renovation is not scheduled to be complete until June/July.

[Shawn&Zae]

I posted this in the Plaza Midwood post, but the HT there is closing for remodeling or rather the replacement next month and it is sending notices to customers with coupons to either go the the Uptown, Cotswald, or Kenilworth locations. While the Kenilworth location is offering free delivery for the affected shoppers using the Plaza Midwood location.