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EatZi's Closes

Started by dmccall , Nov 29 2006 04:19 PM

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#1 dmccall

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Posted 29 November 2006 - 04:19 PM

I was SO sad to find out last night that apparently most of the whole Eatzi's chain is closed. :cry:

They closed both ATL stores, White Flint, and Houston all this month. Apparently the CHicago store was sold to someone, and according to the website, the Dallas store is the only other one.

The AJC article alluded to the Buckhead location was busy to the last day when they suddenly closed (and left employees and Thanksgiving customers high and dry). I live in Raleigh and EatZi's was one of the highlights of my ATL trips. It's one of the few things Atlanta has that we just can't get here.

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#2 Andrea

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Posted 29 November 2006 - 05:55 PM

dmccall, on Nov 29 2006, 05:19 PM, said:

I was SO sad to find out last night that apparently most of the whole Eatzi's chain is closed. :cry:

They closed both ATL stores, White Flint, and Houston all this month. Apparently the CHicago store was sold to someone, and according to the website, the Dallas store is the only other one.

The AJC article alluded to the Buckhead location was busy to the last day when they suddenly closed (and left employees and Thanksgiving customers high and dry). I live in Raleigh and EatZi's was one of the highlights of my ATL trips. It's one of the few things Atlanta has that we just can't get here.

They were probably getting hammered by other gourmet groceries like Whole Foods, Fresh Market, etc.

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#3 suburban george3

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Posted 29 November 2006 - 08:48 PM

I visited this store quite a bit to "spy" on operations here for a "similar" type store which opened in North Myrtle Beach, SC. (It also failed) A unique place which I too enjoyed visiting on trips to ATL. Well, I'll always have my memories... :cry:

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#4 dmccall

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Posted 02 December 2006 - 08:33 AM

suburban george3, on Nov 29 2006, 10:48 PM, said:

I visited this store quite a bit to "spy" on operations here for a "similar" type store which opened in North Myrtle Beach, SC. (It also failed) A unique place which I too enjoyed visiting on trips to ATL. Well, I'll always have my memories... :cry:

I loved Southern Market and was really hoping Raleigh would get a chance at getting a store.

Yes, Whole Foods has a strong prepared food market, but their recipes are not anywhere close to being as good at EatZis' were. Whole Foods bought our local Wellspring Grocery and brought in their so-so recipes. I guess this industry has to throw away a lot of food, making the price point too high for most people to generate traffic. At least the grocers already have you there with their produce and packaged food aisles.

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#5 suburban george3

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Posted 06 December 2006 - 12:15 AM

dmccall, on Dec 2 2006, 09:33 AM, said:

I loved Southern Market and was really hoping Raleigh would get a chance at getting a store.

Had Gary Allred; one of the owners of the K&W Cafeterias chain not suddenly passed away you may have gotten your wish. I don't believe Southern Market was yet a money maker but it was a pet project of his that he wanted to grow. He invested A LOT of money in the North Myrtle location. The facility was first class, execution left a little to be desired, but they could have refined into a showpiece for the South.