Rumor is that Whole Foods is searching for space in Midtown, and I've heard that they've been considering a particular lot on Woodward. Nothing has been officially confirmed, but the Free Press reported on Monday that Whole Foods and the president of Eastern Market Corp. "have held preliminary meetings in Detroit to explore lining up local growers and other potential producers to supply food products to a store in Detroit." And last week, Dave Bing said that "it's not a question of 'if' but 'when,'" according to Crain's Detroit.
It seems a little strange that Detroit would go from having no national chain grocery stores to having a Whole Foods, especially since the store generally caters to the upper-middle class demographic with enough extra time and money to be concerned with eating organic food (earning it the nickname "Whole Paycheck"). Still, if Whole Foods is willing to invest in Midtown, they must see some potential, and it would probably be a dumb move to discourage them. Detroit can certainly use all the help it can get in attracting new residents and businesses, and the very well-known "Whole Foods" name could be great for Midtown's image as a flourishing neighborhood.
In other grocery store news, Eve's Downtown Gourmet opened on Washington Blvd, and MLive writes that it is preparing to "fall right into media cliche territory." Well, at least the cliche is starting to turn positive, right?
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