Grocery Store at Market Street and Midlothian

[Mary_Krupa]

Yes, and since the price of organically grown foods has come down, this is an even better deal.

The co-op also supports the small, family farms.

I especially like the mini carrots because they have more flavor than the nonorganic counterparts and the frozen mango chunks.

Too bad we can't get that area spruced up.

[jay]

If you are into organically grown foods and healthier living, try the Good Food Co-op, 62 Pyatt Street, on the south side of Youngstown.

The grocery store is located in the Pyatt Street Market area.

[Mary_Krupa]

Very interesting. And, welcome to Youngstown, by the way! I hope you are enjoying living here despite the extreme problems.

Well, if it's true that people here are true to their habits, they sure broke a lot of them rather quickly by easily adapting to all the new businesses and stores in Boardman that popped up in the last decade.

But, it could be true that people are loyal to one grocery store. I, myself, never shop at the same place twice although I tend to go to Struthers Sparkles, Cochran's Sparkles, IGA, Aldi's and sometimes, Lincoln Knolls. Maybe I'm an exception in this regard.

Mary

[aanddmandc]

As a new resident of the youngstown area, I have observed various types of businesses come and go.(In an amazingly short period of time.  I can say with total confidence in my statement, that the real reson that this particular business did not last was because of of the lack of support by the area residents.

People in this area tend to spend money out of HABIT!!!

The one thing that I have learnd since I've been here is that unless you are offering something for practically nothing you have a very hard time convincing people to spend thier money on a product or a service, even if it is something that they sorely need!!!

[Mary_Krupa]

See, now we're getting somewhere. Do you really believe that's why people stay away? What do others think? If this is true, how can this be reversed or should the whole place just be demolished? Would anything other than a grocery store work there?

[KenneyJoe]

Mary
You have not been in the area long enough to know of the "boy friend" who shot at his "girl friend" and killed one person and injured several others including a friend of mine who lives near by and shopped there.  Killings and injury people remember.  Not worth injury and death no matter how close you live or even JUST PASS BY and stop

[Mary_Krupa]

Deb:  I suspected the shoplifting part but why do you think sales were low?  Mary

[Deb]

I was employed there until I was layed off. The sales were low and shoplifting was high.

[Mary_Krupa]

I just don't get the full picture from everyone's explanations. This grocery store was totally surrounded by a heavily populated residential area. Why were they not patronizing a store right in their own backyards? Why would they go further? I certainly would have shopped at this one. I went once to check it out (I don't live in this area) and it seemed like a regular store, clean, well-stocked. This doesn't make sense to me. I believe there is more to this story.

[Doug Clem]

John is exactly right.  So many times we see in the news people either unhappy because a business is leaving their area or upset that one exists, groceries, adult entertainment, drug dealers and others.  I do not mean to put these in the same catagory, only to cite a few examples of both sides.

The bottom line is this.  We vote with our dollars.  If there dollars aren't there supporting the business, the business goes away, if the dollars ARE there and the business is not, it is up to someone seizing the oppertunity and stepping up to collect the dollars.

The government does not OWE us grocery stores.  Our system works, a simple matter of supply and demand.  Sure it is sad to see any venture start out and fail.  Especially a business like this one who took a chance against the odds.  The were not following dollars in occupying this location but hoping that they would come AND provide a service to this struggling community.  They did not let anyone down, they tried very hard as all reports have indicated.

This is true on many levels of business.

[john r. swierz]

Jay,
 The bigger question is do the people in that area care?  The reason it closed is not enough people went there and when they did they did not spend big money. Government can't solve that kind of problem

[jay]

From the Rumor Mill

Another small south side grocery store is also on the verge of failing.

[jay]

The Sparkle Market at the corner of Market Street and Midlothian closed its doors today, July 31.  This was the third major store chain to fail at this location in recent years.

Does anyone care if this area of the south side has a major grocery store?