tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720274509033422956.post3617574973211709540..comments2024-03-21T00:06:55.325-07:00Comments on Foodservice Solutions: Is Wild Oats Market On Its Way Back?Steven Johnson Grocerant Guruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969218421191717095noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8720274509033422956.post-28559199352426751612013-07-02T09:37:50.113-07:002013-07-02T09:37:50.113-07:00Ditto that!
But many of these stores are in the w...Ditto that!<br /><br />But many of these stores are in the wrong neighborhood for a Wild Oats and many more are in the wrong shopping center or just plain hidden from view or difficult to access.<br /><br />From the 200 hundred stores that are open and well over 20 stores that were built and never opened, I am afraid that less than 25% of them would be viable Wild Oats locations.<br /><br />Adding insult to injury, the locations that would suit a Wild Oats will have to totally be gutted out and redesigned and that is being conservative at best.<br /><br />There is nothing and I mean nothing in Fresh & Easy's design that should be saved. Not one element in its design lends to profit or efficiency or presentation or customer comfort and sales stimulation.<br /><br />It would be a dream to have Wild Oats back! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com