Organic Grocery Store in Statesboro

[cyclingundertheson]

Since 1999 UGA students that eat healthy has had the option to shop at Earth Fare which is an all natural and organic supermarket and cafe. Nearly a decade later ride down the bypass and Statesboro looks more and more like Athens. Now I feel that the Boro is ready for an Organic store with the health conscious students as well as the locals in the area. Which do you think would be a better fit for the Boro, Whole Foods or Earth Fare?

[912]

Neither.

The demographics simply aren't there to support a Whole Foods. Earth Fare would be more "doable", but I doubt with the highly transient nature of GSU students, leaving most rural "meat & taters" types behind, I don't see Statesboro as an especially appealing market for them either.

Your best bet is for some entrepreneur to come along & open a small organic store.

[shqippy]

See also the comment at http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/Organic-...110#entry944110

I agree that we shouldn't get our hopes up for such in Statesboro; Birmingham just got its Whole Foods last year. I'd love to see a Trader Joe's here.