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    Default Did the Detroit Whole Food store conquer ?

    Walter Robb, co-CEO of upscale grocer Whole Foods
    wanted the Detroit store to take down elitism and racism.
    Did it succeed and conquer in those areas ?

    https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...n_3185204.html

    Keep in mind - The store received more than $4 million in tax incentives to open in what is called Midtown, tucked between a low-rise condo building and a medical school.

    The Chicago Tribune reported -
    Officials with Whole Foods wouldn't release figures on how profitable the Detroit store has been................

    The Detroit store tries to pay special attention to pricing. It stocks more of the company's lower priced private label items. It tends to place those items more prominently than in other Whole Foods stores.

    For Comparison - a bar with 24 beers on tap and spirits available......
    http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20171010/news/641656/whole-foods-set-to-open-birmingham-store-oct-25

    Last edited by O3H; December-31-17 at 05:05 PM.

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