Why is there no Wegmans, Trader Joes, Whole Foods or Harris Teeter in Southern MD? (Bethesda: contractors, income)

[EdwardA]

Originally Posted by seanlax

Grocery stores use geospatial statistics to determine where future stores are going to be opening. So they probably know a lot more than the public, elected officials or activists about your own community, from a market standpoint.

Quite simply, data for your community does not line up with data for their profitability. There really isn't much more to it than that.

Really want a Harris Teeter or Wegmans? Get your elected officials to redo the comp plan, zoning ordinances, tax structure, public school system and wait a few years. Simple!

All true, still think a Wegman's would clean up in La Plata but it's probably a density issue.

[Infinite_heights77]

Those yahoos in down there don't want these types of businesses.

Originally Posted by ameme234

I know there has recently been a Weis in LaPlata(and Accokeek), but it would be nice to have a Wegmans or Trader Joes closer.

[Blue Sunday]

Originally Posted by North Beach Person

That's right, I knew that too. Weis is who took over Food Lion down here, which was just taken over by one of Ahold's subsidiaries.

No .Royal Ahold and DelHaize the parent company of Food Lion merged the FTC said some stores had to be sold off.One Giant and multiple Food Lions were,Weis bought and took over the location of the Food Lion in La Plata.Some of the stores went unsold so after a time period they were allowed to stay with the original owners.

Ahold, Delhaize To Sell 86 Stores; Weis, Supervalu, Publix To Gain; Merger On Track For Late July Closing | Food World | Food Trade News

[Turnerbro]

I think Southern Maryland is still perceived as poor. Which is obviously far from the truth.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Baghead

I'd rather subsidize a Wegman's than a Pro Sports team

Wow......It is that serious down there? Wegmans, which is based about an hour and 20 minutes from me, has a range of stores in Upstate NY in terms of size and that is due to older locations being "grandfathered" in.

What could be nice is if a small city or suburb with walkability could put one in its Downtown like this location in Auburn NY: https://goo.gl/maps/Aa8bUeV9cBP2

[DCWriterGirl]

Originally Posted by Turnerbro

I think Southern Maryland is still perceived as poor. Which is obviously far from the truth.

I do think this too and I live here. I live in White Plains, in a $500k house, in a neighborhood of $500k houses, full of people working for the govt and contractors who are all middle to upper class. We're just one of many neighborhoods like this.

But, parts of the area are still very poor and I think that reputation lives on.
However, one of these stores would do very well in Charles County (or so we think). I know I'd be there, along with all my neighbors.

[Blue Sunday]

Originally Posted by Turnerbro

I think Southern Maryland is still perceived as poor. Which is obviously far from the truth.

Not poor ,rural ,almost too country to support one.Charles has never been considerd a "poor county".I have lived there since 1980.

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by Blue Sunday

Not poor, rural, almost too country to support one.

Almost? Area: 458 sq mi 154,747 people (2014)
Bethesda (for one other example) is 13sq mi with 60,000 people.

[skeddy]

Would a Wegman's survive in Chuck County ....probably so .....are there other DC metro areas where one would do better? .....yep .... a lot of lower middle income people there ...migration from PG County is still strong.

[Noble Savage]

There is a MOM's Organic Market in Waldorf, not sure how good they are. The others I have been in were good, sort of like Trader Joe's.