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Originally Posted by NotGolfer
Their location wasn't great. I never think of going up there then add in the traffic on Rolling Acres (which would be how I'd go there). Other things against them is not golf-cart accessible. Did they advertise very much? Then the close-downs too---people maybe didn't go out to shop there much. Sad they're closing.
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I’m sure those things contributed, but I’ve noticed on many occasions that Total Wine, Goodwill, Miller’s Ale House, and Mission BBQ all seem to have a lot more cars parked near them than Earth Fare. I’m not sure even Whole Foods would make it there, though I could be wrong. There are many people here who would rather shop at Whole Foods than at Publix or Winn-Dixie, but I think the vast majority are too budget conscious for Whole Foods or Earth Fare. I know I am. I wouldn’t shop at Trader Joe’s either, but I think it could succeed because of its prices. I usually ship at the Winn-Dixie at Lake Sumter, which is definitely golf cart accessible, but I’d guess that only about 10% of shoppers there come in carts. So perhaps golf cart access at Earth Fare wasn’t all that important.