I wish I could be a bit more optimistic but as far as I see Wegmans is as English as the next guy. I know the bulk food scales and all their pricing is in English. I'll have to pay more attention though and if I see any signs...
The metric milk is long gone, the new containers were not accepted by the public. The other problem is that they never removed the gallon containers so consumers just bought what they were familiar with. Kind of like the dollar coin argument. Wegmans is a great store, very progressive but they are not marketing foolish and selling in grams when the competition is selling in pounds probably would not be wise for them (sad to say). The article is 100% accurate but the one thing they failed to point out is their customer relations is the best. Rarely if ever is an employee rude or disrespectful, are lines long, is an employee not available to help you. They are willing to take returns no questions asked and are supporters of the community. Sounds like I work there but no, I'm just very proud of our home grown grocery chain. BTW they are a private held family owned company so don't expect to see hundreds of new stores, they know how to expand smartly. Howard Ressel Project Design Engineer, Region 4 (585) 272-3372 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Interesting article about Wegmans's grocery store: http://www.techcentralstation.com/053105B.html This is the company that sells milk in a 3 L container. If anyone lives near one, I'd be interested to know how much metric pervades their various "bars" (pizza bar, salad bar, cheese bar, etc.). Do you pay for cheese by the gram or ounce? Jim Jim Elwell, CAMS Electrical Engineer Industrial manufacturing manager Salt Lake City, Utah, USA www.qsicorp.com
