Chains Duke it Out for East New York Turf
Crain’s filed this story late yesterday: “A local supermarket union will launch a campaign Tuesday afternoon to bring a 100,000-square-foot ShopRite to the Brooklyn retail center that Walmart is also eyeing for its first New York City store. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500 will argue that ShopRite’s wages and benefits outstrip those offered…
Crain’s filed this story late yesterday: “A local supermarket union will launch a campaign Tuesday afternoon to bring a 100,000-square-foot ShopRite to the Brooklyn retail center that Walmart is also eyeing for its first New York City store. United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1500 will argue that ShopRite’s wages and benefits outstrip those offered by Walmart, and that the supermarket would match Walmart’s promise to bring fresh food into the East New York, Brooklyn, neighborhood.” The site, at the Gateway II complex, is owned by the Related Cos.
ShopRite Jockeys With Walmart for Brooklyn Site [Crain’s]
I’d love to see Walmart at City Point, or whatever the thing replacing Albee Square Mall is called.
Atlantic Center Target needs the competition.
Gateway already has a BJs, which is a membership warehouse like Costco and Sam’s Club.
I realize – but the discussion sounds like it’s a Barnes and Noble and Borders opening across the street from each other.
The crux here is the much discussed need for more groceries in underserved areas, but I’m unclear on whether this area is indeed underserved.
Jester, it might be a super walmart (vs reg walmart) so it’ll have super market type fresh food in there.
jester…it’s all about whether one is unionized or not. It has nothing to do with reality or logic.
I think a couple of Wal-Marts would be good for the city, even if they only purpose they served was to make Target and the other big box stores try harder.
Shoprite is a grocery, Walmart a department store – why are they being compared as if it were otherwise?
Where is the nearest existing grocery store to here?
Nothing like a walmart to show up and elevate the competition.
would love to see a walmart in Bushwick too
and let me guess, they are gonna double their prices while they’re at it, right? :-/
*rob*
Shop Rite will not beat Walmart prices and you can thank the unions for that. And yes, Walmart offers far more merchandise than does Shop Rite.
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