Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Mariano's In Arlington Heights, Ill


Mariano's Fresh Market in Arlington Heights, Ill 


This store has been open about 2 weeks, and is very well received by the consumers in Arlington Heights.  The Roundy's team has done a great job of getting this store off the ground.  The store has many of the same features of the Whole Foods operations in the great Chicago land area.  The major difference is the expanded grocery selection this presentation has over Whole Foods.  In the authors opinion this is the direction Whole Foods should be going with its stores.  The store is about 68,000 square feet.  This is a first class operation and Safeway and Super Valu should be concerned.

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Roundys Metro Market underconstruction


The replacement store for the former Pick n Save, located in Mequon, is well under construction. The new store will be 62,000 sq. ft. and called Metro Market. The grand opening for this store will be early winter of 2011. Roundy's has seen great success with this format in downtown Milwaukee and Brookfield. This will be the third Metro Market in Wisconsin.