For starters—-will Publix come to Greensboro?
The Publix supermarket chain is interested in opening here — a market already crowded with stores.
So where would it set up shop?
There are several possibilities, according to Mayor Nancy Vaughan.
Publix coming to High Point
“I do know that there are multiple sites being offered to Publix for their consideration,” Vaughan said Wednesday but couldn’t be more specific.
Publix typically doesn’t comment on potential store sites before a lease is signed.
Kim Reynolds, a spokeswoman for the grocer, did not respond to an email Wednesday about the possibility of a Publix opening in Greensboro. However, she said in May that Publix is “seeking out new store sites across the Triad to better serve our customers.”
Next up we have another N&R above the fold (that mans it’s really, really important) story on the saga of retail development at the corner of Friendly Avenue and Hobbs Road coming to a “silent end.”
For those of you unfamiliar—I wrote about this quite a bit at the ol’ Piedmont Publius blog—-Gboro is really hot for a Trader Joe’s, and many people though the perfect spot would be a 6-plus acre spot on the corner of Friendly Avenue and Hobbs Road. Indeed, an Atlanta-based developer sought a zoning change, much to the chagrin of the neighborhood, with speculation that a Trader Joe’s would be built. A heated rezoning battle ensued, with the developer winning out with a favorable City Council vote.
Apparently there will be no grocery store—Trader Joe’s or otherwise —on the site. But what’s interesting about the N&R article is by writing the ‘saga has come to a silent end,” the reader might be led to believe nothing will be built on the land, which would be a victory for the neighborhood.
However, the N&R reports the developer plans to proceed with “about 41,000-square-feet of shops and restaurants spread over four buildings all facing Friendly Avenue and Hobbs Road.” Seems to me even that type of development would still bring problems residents originally fought against.
