Surely doetn't fit the "Upscale Grocery" profile, but does offer good quality produce and other grocery and dairy products at very reasonable prices. Just be prepared to pay cash.

Aldi or any other store of that type come in. I think the produce is inferior and the fact that you bring your own bags, boxes, etc leads to the place and surroundings looking messy. We have enough of that in PTC now--perhaps if we didn't we would be able to coax a Whole Foods or such here. We need to strive higher not be willing to settle for less. Our out-going mayor and his cohorts on coucil did enough of that to last us a lifetime.

The Peachtree Crossings shopping area is nice, but it's not like say The Avenues. It's got a mixed bag of shops there. Aldi's in that location would be nice as it's a smaller space than most grocery stores would like. The people shopping would be stopping in and picking up only a few items they need for dinner that night and carrying your own bags is not such a hardship. If you are passing by on your way home, you aren't planning on doing huge weekly shopping list right then and there. Otherwise I can see many residents coming by golfcart with their bags, picking up milk or some items every few days. If you are planning on a dinner menu which requires a drizzle of truffle oil, you can pick that up at Krogers or Publix, otherwise you need some breadcrumbs or graham crackers for a crumb crust what's wrong with heading over to Aldi's? I admit I haven't shopped at Aldi's in a long time. I went in once about 3 years ago, and perhaps I wasn't in the right frame of mind, but I found nothing in the produce section I couldn't find a better selection of at Krogers. I want more variety I head over to HMart. As for the person who said that HMart's produce is not at peak. What vegetables are when they are shipped? I have found wonderful vegetables in Hmart, sure it might take more than 45 seconds to grab handfuls of green beans, and be on your way. Give it a minute or two of careful choosing and you will be very happy. Can't blame the store when you see people dropping and brusing the produce, also there is the factor of demand. 1% of the shoppers wanting starfruit, it's not gonna be always fresh and perfect. 75% of the shoppers wanting broccoli, it's going to be fresher and more plentiful.

The entire bunch of you need to get off your blogger-butts and see that an ALDI would be great addition to PTC. It would save the gas of all the folks that drive to Fayetteville. And despite you "enlightened" souls on bringing your own bags creating trash...the parking lot is quite clean and never a stray cart (love that quarter rental). The number of seniors on fixed incomes...and those living in rentals (since you mentioned it) would benefit greatly from economical prices. And the produce quality will match Kroger any day of the week. The other upscale stores....maybe not - but you will definitely PAY for such affluence. Some of you all need to get lives....you spend entirely too much time spouting off here....so BYE!!.

"The Cat is loose...."

Where did I mention anything about rentals or fixed incomes? "Enlightened" is not the reason you bring boxes or bags to Aldi's, it is because they do not bag groceries and it is up to the shopper to find or supply their own. I have as much right to say that I would not want to see an Aldi's come in as you have to say you would want one. I also do not buy my produce from Kroger's because it is not of the quality I want--that is my choice and my right, I do believe. If you are spending your time here reading our 'spouting" off evidently you too need a life. So, tomcat, I do think you may need another fence from which to howl.

Crap such as Aldi do bring trash to town, don't they?
The produce is so inexpensive that it must be inferior!
We do need to strive, as you say, no maybe we need to burn them down.

to try to fit an H Mart there. I do like the store, though.

of the demographics. We don't have nearly the amount of people per square mile as many Suburban areas. When you just reference demographics, it seems you are going negative, but in reality, it's our density, which many of us love, that keeps us from getting retail establishments like Trader Joes, etc.

It could be the density issue, as it sounds like they require a population of 100,000 within a 5 mile radius...not sure if we meet that or not.

Another thought... could it be that our community is in conflict with their core principles, as stated on their company website, which is to "share ideas", "embrace difference" and celebrate "diversity and inclusion." It's possible that FM further examined the demographics of PTC/Fayette County and did not see a good match between these principles and our ultra-conservative community. Would our population really support this upscale, "green" grocer that embraces "diversity and inclusion?" Would you all really splurge for organic arugula and exotic cheeses from France, fresh-cut flowers and imported wines? Get real people...we just had a blogger admonished for wanting to be able to purchase a bottle of wine in the city he lives in and was called an alcoholic/addict for wanting to serve wine to his dinner guests.

Open-mindedness and inclusion in this town? Really? Maybe if we look in the mirror we'll really see why Fresh Market decided not to expand into PTC.

I miss Harris Teeter...

It is empty because Kroger won't relinquish the lease for a grocery store!!!!They still pay the rent.
Thereby ruining the rest of the strip center for traffic.

Kroger has allowed the property manager to lease this space to not only a competitor but to anyone interested.

Please do us all a favor and take ALL your pills, green, blue, red and white, at once so we can be done with you forever.

Either that or swear off of the MD-2020 for a couple of days.

We all know that. We understand the effects. I'm pointing out the causes. The root problems are bigger than Kroger's desire to keep its low-margin competitors at bay in PTC.