Do you think the lake grove store will close now that Wegmans has opened right next to this store? Is this the death blow?
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Yes
Aldi just opened a store down the street from us. It's been a so death for our store.
Thnx for replying! What did you do at wfm and why did u leave? So many managers leave it makes me think stepping up is shaky idea
I’m out of the loop nowadays but as of 3 years ago they were doing 1.2m-1.3m a week, so it’s probably similar or a little higher now. That’s not the type of volume store that closes unless there were some very unusual circumstances.
10+ years ago Fairway opened in the same shopping center that Wegmans is now in, LGV was probably only going 5-700K a week at that point and everyone was worried. Fairway lasted a year before they closed. When Trader Joe’s moved right across the street there was no change. I know Wegmans is a different animal and I could easily see it hurting them a bit, especially in the short term, but in no way will it cause them to close. LI is still a growth area for WFM and LI has a super high rate of Amazon subscribers compared to the national average. I see no way any LI WFM store will be closing anytime soon/ever.