tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post111794131558060454..comments2023-12-30T05:35:53.256-06:00Comments on Beetsolonely: Trader Joe's Rocks My Food WorldGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11405802203511133041noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post-1118169297164067292005-06-07T13:34:00.000-05:002005-06-07T13:34:00.000-05:00Whole Foods and Central Market are great for being...Whole Foods and Central Market are great for being "destination" supermarkets, but what Austin needs are some neighborhood markets selling healthy, affordable foodstuffs. I think Trader Joe's would easily coexist with WF and CM.<BR/><BR/>I think I read we're supposed to get an IKEA in Round Rock in the next couple of years. I'm sure DFW will get one first, though. I've actually run into Austin friends shopping at the one in Houston.Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11405802203511133041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post-1118161765341310312005-06-07T11:29:00.000-05:002005-06-07T11:29:00.000-05:00what is UP with no Trader Joe's in Austin? Could ...what is UP with no Trader Joe's in Austin? Could we exchange a couple of Applebee's and Starbucks for some chain stores that we LIKE?<BR/><BR/>TJ's recently opened in Santa Fe --and while we may not have as many rich art freaks and movie people here, we've got a healthy ratio of Californians... and a gazillion spendthrift foodies. <BR/><BR/>Hey, we're supporting the new Whole Foods' psychedelic Disneyland of overpriced organica. . . and Design Within Reach opened downtown... I demand Trader Joe's and IKEA!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10859314803601003396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post-1118104620399426492005-06-06T19:37:00.000-05:002005-06-06T19:37:00.000-05:00There's one here in Ann Arbor. I refuse to shop an...There's one here in Ann Arbor. I refuse to shop anywhere else.<BR/><BR/>RKMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post-1118025139735000862005-06-05T21:32:00.000-05:002005-06-05T21:32:00.000-05:00Here is an interesting article about Aldi...http:/...Here is an interesting article about Aldi...<BR/><BR/>http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/<BR/>content/04_17/b3880010.htmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9982236.post-1118023482582481032005-06-05T21:04:00.000-05:002005-06-05T21:04:00.000-05:00Trader Joe's is now owned by a couple of German Bi...Trader Joe's is now owned by a couple of German Billionaires...<BR/><BR/>In 1979 Trader Joe's was sold to the Albrecht family. The two brothers from Germany, Theodore and Carl, also own and operate Aldi's. Aldi is a 4500 discount food chain in Europe and parts of the central Uniteds States. It also holds about an 11% stake in Albertson's, a national supermarket chain. The Albrecht brothers are often listed as one of the wealthiest families in the world. They were the 11th richest in 1997 Forbes "Richest People" list with $11.5 billion.<BR/><BR/>SMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com