Submitted by No_Education_5067 t3_118vfaw in rva
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Historical-Fig t1_j9k59b6 wrote
We’ll finally have options. Also, don’t forget The Fresh Market on Commonwealth Centre
jeb_hoge t1_j9kboe7 wrote
How could I? (Because I never go there, that's why...but it's a nice store.)
memorex00 t1_j9lw41w wrote
In the meanwhile, I hear the cries coming from Manchester.
WaxyWingie t1_j9p7547 wrote
The Food Lion-s-. You forgot the s.
jeb_hoge t1_j9p7e68 wrote
Is there more than one on Hull? Heck, I wasn't even getting down into Brandermill.
WaxyWingie t1_j9qfg8u wrote
One off of Genito and Hull, plus one off of Genito, maybe 5 minutes down towards Otterdale.
jeb_hoge t1_j9qfnhh wrote
Oh, yep. You're going further out than my original range but good point.
Historical-Fig t1_j9ps1we wrote
Whoops, I forgot to mention the new BJ’s across from the Chattanooga Walmart….aka the old Walmart
ediblerice t1_j9jewwg wrote
This is lazy on the part of the writer. The official said "Amazon grocery store". Couple that with the other rumored "Whole Foods" on Midlothian Turnpike and they should realize that these are most likely Amazon Fresh grocery stores, not Whole Foods. There are already many in Northern Virginia. I'm more excited for that than I am for Whole Foods anyway.
VaMoInNj t1_j9jvqzh wrote
Amazon Fresh announced earlier this month that they were halting expansion, closing some stores and not completing others that weren't open yet.
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https://www.supermarketnews.com/retail-financial/amazon-halts-fresh-rollout-shutters-stores
ediblerice t1_j9jzbr3 wrote
That's disappointing. With the Midlothian and Hull St locations so close, I doubt they were both planned to be Whole Foods... And would they plan to open a new Whole Foods in one and an Amazon Fresh at the other? I'd still guess that both locations were planned to be Amazon Fresh, but one or both may not be built now.
Lidl had planned on other locations in Chesterfield (and even owned the land for them), but ended up not building all of their planned locations. This could be similar.
jeb_hoge t1_j9k51bb wrote
I just want a gd Trader Joes in the Woodlake area.
MrPlowThatsTheName t1_j9l686c wrote
Yes they’d make a killing out that way. The south side location is just about as shitty to drive to from WL/Brandermill as the Short Pump location.
baconsaurus_REX t1_j9n4g30 wrote
Trader Joes should have taken over the old Barnes & Noble at Commonwealth Centre instead of Fresh Market. They even had a head start with the awkward parking lot.
CarlCasper t1_j9mgpwp wrote
A permit was filed in September 2022 for a new grocery store in Libbie Place (on Broad near Willow Lawn). Several people speculated this is/was going to be an Amazon Fresh since the article indicated it was a new to Richmond chain grocer. Makes me wonder if this is still happening now. Although it could be a completely different grocer.
BurkeyTurger t1_j9ka0zv wrote
VaMoInNj t1_j9kf7nz wrote
I'm sure they are eventually going to expand Fresh again, but anything being announced this week isn't going to be a Fresh store.
I've shopped at an Amazon Fresh store, and they aren't that good. The Amazon Go convenience store concept is excellent, but the full grocery store isn't. Especially since it isn't just "walk right out" as they say. You still have to have your phone scanned out of the store by an Amazon employee at the exit before the exit gate will open. Add extremely high prices to that, and after shopping at one once, I have no desire to really go back to one.
Hopefully the expansion pause will let them figure out what they need to do to make it work.
BurkeyTurger t1_j9kggk6 wrote
Both this site and the Alverser one were in the works since last fall if you look at the Accela system so it isn't a new announcement.
VaMoInNj t1_j9kil1u wrote
In that case maybe, but they had another few in the works up here, including at least one that was pretty close to complete, that they have stopped work on for now.
ediblerice t1_j9k17oc wrote
Actually, could this be a distribution center and kitchen for Amazon Fresh going in Villa Park? (Notice the green accents) https://richmondbizsense.com/2023/02/21/code-named-industrial-project-planned-for-goodwin-owned-land-along-villa-park-drive/
BurkeyTurger t1_j9k9xo1 wrote
Given that they said first to market for the region originally I'm in the bad reporting camp too. Amazon Fresh closed some stores but also they also recently said they were intending to "go big" in brick and mortar grocery market.
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-plans-to-eventually-go-big-on-physical-grocery-stores-154524344.html
Edit: Thought this was the Alverser development at first, that was the one that used the first to market language. Not sure if they said the same about Hull.
Vivid_blue t1_j9jtre6 wrote
I’m gonna be the guy that says it this time: Manchester residents still have to drive 20 minutes for groceries.
geneb0322 t1_j9jvawm wrote
Since so many people really, really want a grocery store in Manchester, they should get together to form a co-op and build one.
xRVAx t1_j9jycbq wrote
MORE LIKE WHOLE PAYCHECK amirite
Nervous_Golf_6561 t1_j9kxs9o wrote
Could we please get something to replace the Ukrops in Chesterfield Medows?
memorex00 t1_j9lwdh4 wrote
It still hasn’t been replaced? Even with the new construction along the Ironbridge road and Beach road?
seejayach t1_j9l25sj wrote
It’s the Raising Caines in that rendering that got be excited.
That area needs another grocery store like the Chesterfield BOS needs another kick back.
wafflesbananahammock t1_j9ljf94 wrote
my understanding is the Raising Cane's plans for that location got canceled a while ago and instead they recently opened the one near chesterfield towne center
dj1200techniques t1_j9jk6dx wrote
Where on Hull St tho?
geneb0322 t1_j9jm8tz wrote
Looks like next to the existing shopping center with the Children's Museum and Tractor Supply.
Edit: I realized that that might not be super descriptive if you don't know the area. The address is around 6801 Lake Harbour Dr, Midlothian.
Ms-Pamplemousse t1_j9joenn wrote
I would have picked the "across the street from Walmart / Dicks near Woodlake" as the comparison point, haha.
geneb0322 t1_j9jowzj wrote
I've got little kids and a lot of yard... I am in the children's museum and tractor supply more than is healthy.
Astronaut-Ordinary t1_j9jon1i wrote
Did you read the article?
dj1200techniques t1_j9judwh wrote
Yea, just re-read it. At the bottom it says the article has been updated to reflect an accurate location but nowhere does it even mention an address or cross streets. Are you looking at a different article?
jeb_hoge t1_j9jz05u wrote
The overhead photos of the intersection and existing stores were the details.
dj1200techniques t1_j9ksivw wrote
Man I thought that shit was an ad SMH
jeb_hoge t1_j9kuqjd wrote
I can understand that. I live close to the site so I recognized it, but WRIC could definitely have done a better job of presenting the information.
dj1200techniques t1_j9l5cdd wrote
No no, Im obviously a moron because I didn’t read the article 🙄
STREAMOFCONSCIOUSN3S t1_j9k8vmk wrote
Good for them. One of the many reasons we bought in Short Pump instead of way out in the boonies of Hull St is so that we had easy access to Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.
dj1200techniques t1_j9ktth4 wrote
Short Pump FTW
jeb_hoge t1_j9jt1lg wrote
Oh, thank goodness. Between the two Aldis, two Publixes, two Walmart groceries, the Target grocery, and the Kroger that reside between 288/Hull and Birkdale, we were in real trouble of becoming a food desert.
Oh, wait, forgot the Food Lion.