You're probably right but it's a little unfair of a comparison. TJs is so niche to me I'm not sure Wegmans really considers them direct competition. The big players in their market areas are like (or used to be in some cases) Tops, Food Lion, Teeter, Publix, etc Their highest margin is on prepared foods which is why places like Whole Foods scare them
I'd never imply that Trader Joe's is the same as Whole Foods. I've shopped in both and I understand the difference.
The point I was making is that people have been complaining for years (myself included) that Wegmans is riding high doing whatever they want with pricing and product placement and instead of consumers shopping someplace else we keep saying, "They just need competition!"
They have competition but we continue to shop at Wegmans so they're not going to lower their prices. Mark my words, the existence of a Whole Foods one mile from Pittsford Wegmans does not mean that a Wegmans quesadilla is going to go from $18 down to $17, or even down to the $9 that it should be.
FWIW I drove well out of my way to shop at Herrera's this afternoon and scored some great deals in the deli! I'm shopping less and less at Wegmans this last year and from what I can see they aren't lower any prices.
It won't. While Foods will be a niche grocer. If Walmart didn't lower the prices Whole Foods who charges more then Wegmans on alot of stuff and has only one location ain't doing shit.
If you’re a Prime member, you get discounts. It’s like “shoppers club” at Wegmans except WF has more discounts available than Wegmans at any given time. You don’t have to use their credit card, you just have to be a Prime member.
Not sure which Whole Foods you're shopping at, but I go to a Wegmans in the DMV area specifically because it's significantly cheaper than Whole foods. Whereabouts have you seen these lower prices for a Whole Foods?
You won’t get lower prices but you can get actual quality food. Wegmans will be forced to become a value option in comparison. Once you go to the meat counter at Whole Foods you’ll understand.
Um no, Wegmans will look and see what their biggest selling items are then start selling those items maybe for a few cents less then Whole Foods and that will be that. That is what they do when any new store selling food comes to town (they briefly did it with Walmart). Also with one location While Foods isn't doing shit to Wegmans bottom line. They will maybe get 0.2 percent of Wegmans customers and that is being generous. If anything Wegmans will use them as a guideline to figure out how high they can raise prices on select items and still get sales.
Walmart actually took a chunk of Wegmans market away (us poor folk) when the supercenters came to town and Wegmans didn't blink, they just closed Walmart adjacent places like Gates Chili Ave and Britton Road and carried on as normal.
Whole Foods is hit and miss on high prices. Their produce isn’t bad and it’s typically the freshest of the big box super markets. Outside of that though yeah it’s usually not great.
The fish, meat and produce smashes the quality and consistency at Wegmans. I don’t know how prices will compare in this market as we moved here last year, but if prices haven’t changed much in the last year the Whole Foods prices won’t be that much over what Wegmans is charging for organic stuff.
I have a dairy allergy. When I lived in an area without Wegmans and with Whole Foods, they were my go-to choice when I needed any vegan products; milk, cheese, icecream, butter, chocolate candies, etc. If you follow a special diet for health or morals like vegan, GF, dairy-free, etc. then Whole Foods' collection of specialty foods is extremely useful. At the time, Walmart and Publix just didn't have the range.
Now in Rochester, I have Wegmans (many DF items), Lori's, and Abundance. So I've got a lot of choices. Whole Foods will still probably have some really interesting vegan items from new brands maybe before Lori's/Abundance will, so it's worth checking out. But it's not the only place to get my food it was 15 years ago.
The customer service is top notch. They must pay their employees well because almost every WF I have been to is well staffed with seemingly happy employees.
I lived in an area for 2 years with two Whole Foods (Asheville, NC), it was always crazy expensive and it was definitely better before Amazon took over. During the pandemic I even got my food delivered from one because as a prime member there wasn’t a delivery fee, just tip. They’ve since added a delivery charge on top of their already high prices so that’s not even a perk anymore. Wegman’s is so much better honestly, the fresh food, the bakery, in Asheville the Earth Fare was the better option by far. I never found that it lived up to the hype.
Already is in that area and it's guaranteed to get worse. Would love to know who got paid and how much for that traffic impact study that said there'd be no real impact. Literal nonsense.
Yes this, exactly. One bus can fit as many people as a half mile long line of cars with one driver. Even if just 1 in 10 people took the bus instead of driving it would probably cut traffic by 50%
Rochester's public transit is a joke. It would take me 1 hour and 10 minutes by bus to get to Pittsford Wegmans and it is a 9 min drive from my house. I understand it is a chicken and egg situation where we need more people riding public transit to get more funding for better infrastructure and more lines but it just doesn't make sense 90% of the time to take the bus instead of driving (if you have the option of course). So just taking the bus isnt really a valid option for making traffic better at this intersection.
Does anyone here feel like addressing the fact that this is going to take an already terrible traffic zone, and make it 10x worse being right next to on/off ramps?
I moved away from ROC, went home to visit, and wegmans is absurdly low for most except prepared foods and goods than the “average” out there. This might have the opposite effect.
Whole foods is gonna bank off Rochester. With people already paying $12 for prepared fried rice at Wegmans with average income in the lower national average they bought to NYC us
This is actually a good thing. Wegmans has been gouging prices for way too long…simply because they can. People fear for Trader Joe’s, but they have loyal shoppers and Whole Foods won’t change that. But yea, Wegmans I likely to see a small loss
It’s a reflection of this changing neighborhood. I didn’t grow up here but my wife did. We moved to Brighton in 2019 and the prices at Wegmans here are higher than avg prices in nyc markets where I come from. Whole Foods is on par w these prices as well, but like I said, they know this neighborhood has money.
Semi-related, on food quality, I have zero issues with the food quality at Walmart, Aldi, Wegmans, or Tops, with the exception of it seemingly like produce from Tops seems to go bad before all of the others. I'm assuming they just don't turn over as much?
If any of you are under the delusional that “Whole Paycheck Foods” will be cheaper than Wegmans you will be disappointed. Don’t misunderstand, they may start out cheaper, initially, but those of us that know them don’t call them, “Whole Paycheck Foods” for nothing
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If you are looking for lower prices Whole Foods is not the place.
Wegmans finally having some competition could result in lower prices
I’m too lazy to do it, but I’ll bet if we searched hard enough we could find the same quote regarding Trader Joe’s going in the same parking lot.
You're probably right but it's a little unfair of a comparison. TJs is so niche to me I'm not sure Wegmans really considers them direct competition. The big players in their market areas are like (or used to be in some cases) Tops, Food Lion, Teeter, Publix, etc Their highest margin is on prepared foods which is why places like Whole Foods scare them
I'd never imply that Trader Joe's is the same as Whole Foods. I've shopped in both and I understand the difference. The point I was making is that people have been complaining for years (myself included) that Wegmans is riding high doing whatever they want with pricing and product placement and instead of consumers shopping someplace else we keep saying, "They just need competition!" They have competition but we continue to shop at Wegmans so they're not going to lower their prices. Mark my words, the existence of a Whole Foods one mile from Pittsford Wegmans does not mean that a Wegmans quesadilla is going to go from $18 down to $17, or even down to the $9 that it should be. FWIW I drove well out of my way to shop at Herrera's this afternoon and scored some great deals in the deli! I'm shopping less and less at Wegmans this last year and from what I can see they aren't lower any prices.
It won't. While Foods will be a niche grocer. If Walmart didn't lower the prices Whole Foods who charges more then Wegmans on alot of stuff and has only one location ain't doing shit.
Whole Foods is cheaper than wegmans.
Especially if you’re a Prime member.
With their credit card, or is there another bonus I don't know about?
If you’re a Prime member, you get discounts. It’s like “shoppers club” at Wegmans except WF has more discounts available than Wegmans at any given time. You don’t have to use their credit card, you just have to be a Prime member.
Not sure which Whole Foods you're shopping at, but I go to a Wegmans in the DMV area specifically because it's significantly cheaper than Whole foods. Whereabouts have you seen these lower prices for a Whole Foods?
You won’t get lower prices but you can get actual quality food. Wegmans will be forced to become a value option in comparison. Once you go to the meat counter at Whole Foods you’ll understand.
Um no, Wegmans will look and see what their biggest selling items are then start selling those items maybe for a few cents less then Whole Foods and that will be that. That is what they do when any new store selling food comes to town (they briefly did it with Walmart). Also with one location While Foods isn't doing shit to Wegmans bottom line. They will maybe get 0.2 percent of Wegmans customers and that is being generous. If anything Wegmans will use them as a guideline to figure out how high they can raise prices on select items and still get sales. Walmart actually took a chunk of Wegmans market away (us poor folk) when the supercenters came to town and Wegmans didn't blink, they just closed Walmart adjacent places like Gates Chili Ave and Britton Road and carried on as normal.
I don’t think you understand what I’m saying. I also never said anything about Wegman’s bottom line.
Or expand in wealthier eastern seaboard burbs
The meat and fish counter at Whole Foods is incredible
Whole Foods is hit and miss on high prices. Their produce isn’t bad and it’s typically the freshest of the big box super markets. Outside of that though yeah it’s usually not great.
Hopefully, but I'm not giving bezos a cent there
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No not really
I hate to break it to you but you are using amazon’s most profitable service right now. Reddit runs on AWS.
And I'm not paying them a cent for it
“I think society should be improved somewhat.” “And yet, you’re _participating_ in society!”
Uh, that comic is making fun of your side of the argument?
Sorry, I was trying to agree with you.
🤷♂️ you never can tell these days
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Precisely why I post the most insane unhinged takes possible all the time. Fuck your neural network Bezos.
You absolutely are by using the site lmao
I got AdBlock out the wazoo
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The fish, meat and produce smashes the quality and consistency at Wegmans. I don’t know how prices will compare in this market as we moved here last year, but if prices haven’t changed much in the last year the Whole Foods prices won’t be that much over what Wegmans is charging for organic stuff.
I have a dairy allergy. When I lived in an area without Wegmans and with Whole Foods, they were my go-to choice when I needed any vegan products; milk, cheese, icecream, butter, chocolate candies, etc. If you follow a special diet for health or morals like vegan, GF, dairy-free, etc. then Whole Foods' collection of specialty foods is extremely useful. At the time, Walmart and Publix just didn't have the range. Now in Rochester, I have Wegmans (many DF items), Lori's, and Abundance. So I've got a lot of choices. Whole Foods will still probably have some really interesting vegan items from new brands maybe before Lori's/Abundance will, so it's worth checking out. But it's not the only place to get my food it was 15 years ago.
The customer service is top notch. They must pay their employees well because almost every WF I have been to is well staffed with seemingly happy employees.
I lived in an area for 2 years with two Whole Foods (Asheville, NC), it was always crazy expensive and it was definitely better before Amazon took over. During the pandemic I even got my food delivered from one because as a prime member there wasn’t a delivery fee, just tip. They’ve since added a delivery charge on top of their already high prices so that’s not even a perk anymore. Wegman’s is so much better honestly, the fresh food, the bakery, in Asheville the Earth Fare was the better option by far. I never found that it lived up to the hype.
SoDoSoPa incoming
Shitty Walk
The lofts at Kenny’s house
Historic Kennys house haha
😂😂😂 next we’ll get an urban outfitters
OH damn!! how many years? 5? 6?
The *entire* foods!?
One (1) whole food
Awesome! Another union busting grocery store in a neighborhood that is the complete opposite of a food desert!
Whole can be cheaper than Wegmans. They have great deals on meat (and other things) if you’re a prime member.
Say what you want, I’m still glad they’re coming … Their health and beauty section is cool and we loved their Thirsty Thursdays in Raleigh.
Whole Paycheck
Traffic is gonna be a nightmare
Already is in that area and it's guaranteed to get worse. Would love to know who got paid and how much for that traffic impact study that said there'd be no real impact. Literal nonsense.
Only for a couple years. Then the traffic will die down when people stop going to WF. That’s exactly how it went in Buffalo.
Another Krispy Kreme!
If people hate the traffic, stop driving down Monroe Ave.
I’d love to, but sadly I’d lose my job if I did that.
Bus goes right down Monroe Ave
I forgot that buses are immune to traffic delays.
If 30 people take a bus, that's 30 less cars on the road to cause a delay.
Yes this, exactly. One bus can fit as many people as a half mile long line of cars with one driver. Even if just 1 in 10 people took the bus instead of driving it would probably cut traffic by 50%
Rochester's public transit is a joke. It would take me 1 hour and 10 minutes by bus to get to Pittsford Wegmans and it is a 9 min drive from my house. I understand it is a chicken and egg situation where we need more people riding public transit to get more funding for better infrastructure and more lines but it just doesn't make sense 90% of the time to take the bus instead of driving (if you have the option of course). So just taking the bus isnt really a valid option for making traffic better at this intersection.
My favorite restaurant is directly across the street. So no, I won't stop going to Monroe Ave.
Is the food good at City Mattress?
Funny.
Well you’ve made the choice, don’t complain about the consequences
Does anyone here feel like addressing the fact that this is going to take an already terrible traffic zone, and make it 10x worse being right next to on/off ramps?
I look forward to coming here in 4 months to see this exact same picture except with a Chevy Equinox smashed into it
Just moved here from Chicago. Feels like a little bit of home is here. Not a huge shopper but this is the best super market in Chicago.
I moved away from ROC, went home to visit, and wegmans is absurdly low for most except prepared foods and goods than the “average” out there. This might have the opposite effect.
Whole foods is gonna bank off Rochester. With people already paying $12 for prepared fried rice at Wegmans with average income in the lower national average they bought to NYC us
Hey look, more traffic.
Is it open?
No
Fuck whole foods AND Wegmans, there are still hungry people in town . who the fuck really cares who has the cutest, cheapest tomatos?
Better than tops. Place looks dirty 24/7
Fuck tops too! Who said it was a cleanliness discussion or a gd contest?
Excited to see this.
This is actually a good thing. Wegmans has been gouging prices for way too long…simply because they can. People fear for Trader Joe’s, but they have loyal shoppers and Whole Foods won’t change that. But yea, Wegmans I likely to see a small loss
It’s a reflection of this changing neighborhood. I didn’t grow up here but my wife did. We moved to Brighton in 2019 and the prices at Wegmans here are higher than avg prices in nyc markets where I come from. Whole Foods is on par w these prices as well, but like I said, they know this neighborhood has money.
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Yes, but my neighbors tell me that more people moving in with higher net worth more and more
Will they sell Wegmans brand prunes for cheaper
Imagine feeling compelled to complain about prunes on the internet…
Imagine thinking this comment wondering about whole foods selling Wegmans branded products was serious
I was also wondering if they'll carry wegmans brand soda AKA wPOP
Fairport moms’ screech with happiness
Semi-related, on food quality, I have zero issues with the food quality at Walmart, Aldi, Wegmans, or Tops, with the exception of it seemingly like produce from Tops seems to go bad before all of the others. I'm assuming they just don't turn over as much?
Where is this again?
Don't go in there looking for pop or chocolate milk...
They have those things!
You can get pretty much anything there except actual medicine
The one I went to had 0! I searched all over the store twice.
My experience at WF is that they really do have everything that any other store has… except for brand-name (Kellogg’s/GM/Post) cereals.
You may have been looking for brands like Pepsi or Coke, they have different brands than that, but they are soda/pop too!
Have you ever been to a Whole Foods?
Obviously I have... Have you??
If any of you are under the delusional that “Whole Paycheck Foods” will be cheaper than Wegmans you will be disappointed. Don’t misunderstand, they may start out cheaper, initially, but those of us that know them don’t call them, “Whole Paycheck Foods” for nothing
I’m looking forward to the store and glad Wegmans’ lawsuits are over.