[Summit] Eastside Market closing...want to ask for a Market Basket!!

[Christopher Buecheler]

"They'd rather have it empty than us succeed"

Ah ... capitalism. Buy out the local business, spend five years steadily
worsening the product, close it due to "underperformance," and then hold on
to the empty space, blighting the area, so no competitor can succeed there.

-Chris


On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 10:16 AM Ashley Schomer <ashley.schomer at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I had actually already written my email to Dave’s before I saw this
> thread. I’ve always wanted them in that space since Eastside Marketplace
> stopped being a locally owned store.
>
> I heard back already. They are looking into this space but I guess the
> main obstacle is that S&S has a real estate holding company that mostly
> refuses to sell and might not even rent to another grocery store.
>
> Thanks Ashley!!
>
> We really appreciate your support! It's too early to say what we can and
> cannot do. Historically, Stoppie has a real estate holding company that
> dictates who it sells(almost never) or rents to. Depending upon stoppies
> needs, they will decide accordingly ... they'd rather have it empty than us
> succeed. But again, it's a little too soon to tell. Thanks for reaching
> out! We value your support!
>
>
> On Jul 13, 2024, at 8:36 AM, Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> 
>
> It has a very good demographic for a supermarket. If the professionals
> agree, and the site is not priced too high we shall get something. But if
> the landlord is greedy might take years greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: molly jordan <mollypjordan at gmail.com>
> Sent: Jul 13, 2024 8:20 AM
> To: Robert Mathiesen <rmath13 at gmail.com>
> Cc: Summit Neighborhood <Summit at sna.providence.ri.us>
> Subject: Re: [Summit] Eastside Market closing...want to ask for a Market
> Basket!!
>
>
> Would rather have a Dave's.
>
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2024, 12:23 PM Robert Mathiesen <rmath13 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Here's the ProJo news item about this:
>>
>>
>> https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/07/12/ris-stop-and-shop-heres-which-stores-the-grocery-chain-is-closing/74378836007/
>>
>> On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 11:47 AM Breslers <breslerfamily at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Stop & Shop is closing East Side Market within 6 monthsy
>>> This would be a great place for a Market Basket.
>>> Hoping more folks will make the suggestion to them.
>>> Not only to save trip to Attleboro,
>>> but the make more  competition to force down prices at Whole Foods &
>>> other Stop & Shop
>>>
>>> I wrote on the Market Basket "contact us page"
>>> ( https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/about-us/contact-us )
>>> PLEASE  Jump on this!  S & S 176 Pittman St is closing. Buy this store
>>> and open a Providence location. PLEASE  It is so tiresome to have to drive
>>> to Attleboro.
>>> With your prices and good produce you will NOT under-perform!
>>> Stop & Shop was outrageously expensive, sold produce that rotted in
>>> days,
>>> failed to charge prices advertised in aisles, so you had to read your
>>> slip immediately every time.
>>> There is also a good size parking lot. It is very worth checking out!!
>>>
>>> https://www.wpri.com/business-news/stop-shop-closing-32-underperforming-stores/
>>>
>>> Mrs B
>>>
>>>
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