Let's spam Trader Joe's with requests for a store here!
 

Just click on the link to go to Trader Joe's "Request a Store" form. The more they receive, the more likely they will consider us. They just put their new one for this year in Florida in Clearwater. Still too far away.

Request a Trader Joe's

At the risk of being "that guy", I don't think 'spam' is the word you're looking for.

But it certainly couldn't hurt to bury/flood/overwhelm/inundate/swamp them with requests. It might have a positive effect on the probability of success.

I am really skeptical about the success of getting a store to build here because of a lot of requests.

I think they pay good money for market studies and stuff like that.

And they are capitalists too.

They should just ask a financially secure Villager......

I think that is what I just scoffed at.

Go for it. I have been watching this for almost twenty years. I still haven't ever been in a Trader Joes and I will be 85 in a couple of weeks.

Can't hurt, but it is probable that Trader Joe's locates their stores based more on solid research rather than on a letter-writing campaign.

I actually did that a few months ago - probably all in vain

My guess is the reason TJs would not be on your radar, would be food choices. Probably Kosher, Organic, Locally sourced, or speciality items, are not important.
They have excellent cheese from around the world, their brined turkeys at holidays are as good as any southern mama could serve.

You will not find food, such as blocks of processed cheese. Their bakery items don’t have additives or preservatives, or any of their other items on the shelves.

Some their whole life have only eaten processed food, usually passed down from parent to children.
Then there are many who have their entire life never been subjected to processed food, and ensure they don’t have to worry about the need to read labels at TJ’s. Driving to a TJ’s instead of shopping in a 3x5 area in any Publix or Winn Dixie.

There is a strong possibility of an Ocala site, which is definitely closer than driving to Gainesville. That employees mention about 20% of their clients are from Ocala and TV

Exactly right. The VIllages at this point, doesn't meet their demographic profile, for a number of reasons.

... maybe 5-10 years from now, but don't hold your breathe.

Look up definition of spam.

No matter how many people make a request it won’t happen. TJ’s has already looked at the area and made a business decision it’s not profitable.

I concur. Too many Villagers are happy to eat crap.

It always amazes me how people want cheap supermarkets, and do not connect to the fact that these ingredients are cheaper, and therefore have a lot less quality- more toxic ingredients more processed ingredients that translates into ruining your health.

Thank you! I think it's a great idea. Just because it’s been mentioned previously doesn’t necessarily mean don’t try again.
As in any new ideas, there will always be naysayers….and in this forum…there’s plenty of them. It’s hard to ignore them…its just a fact.
Thanks for the suggestion!!… I did just what you suggested.

Just what we need. Another overpriced, high brow store. 30 different varieties of tofu. Who has money left over to afford that if they even wanted it?

Why? Not needed.

Only 20%, not good at all.

Sounds like you’ve never been to one. We shopped at TJs weekly in our former state because it was the opposite of that.

I read a couple days ago that they were considering either Ocala or The Villages for their next location, and chose The Villages. Maybe it’s false info, so I won’t hold my breath, but a girl can hope. We currently shop at the one in Dr. Phillips in combo with a Disney trip, which is only 3-4x annually. Would love to shop TJs weekly like in our former life.