All the grocery stores mentioned so far in this thread (GJ's, Kowalski,
Byerlys, Lunds, etc.) are SuperValu affiliates. They get their supplies
from the same SuperValu warehouse in Hopkins, and pay basically the same
price for the goods.
So if the selection is poor, it's the fault of the store manager
who is doing the ordering. And if the prices are high, it's the mark-up
from the local store that is making them high.
In the grocery business, all stores are selling basically the same
goods. (Boxes of Wheaties are the same from one store to the next.) So the
differences are in how efficiently and economically the store is run (lower
prices), and how much they care about their customers (customer service).
That pretty much depends on the local management and staff in the store.
As customers, our part in this is to choose which stores to shop
at. And in effect, to decide which stores live and die. If this store was
as mediocre as Chris says, I'm not really surprised that it is going out of
business.
Tim Bonham, Ward 12
>Nor am I terribly
>impressed with the Kowalski Grocery recently
>opened on Hennepin, which is presumably where most
>people (without cars) in the Stevens area will be
>routed once the Nicollet store closes. Kowalskis
>has higher prices - I was in there a few weeks ago
>and the mark-ups, particularly on meat and
>vegetables, seemed high. GJ's was no prize - the
>selection was mediocre in quality and needlessly
>pricey as well (what isn't nowadays?), but at
>least it was an option. Now there will be none
>within walkable distance.
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