You can apply the exact same thing to North Waterloo. Is it rougher than newer developments and other parts of town? Sure. Have I ever felt genuinely unsafe there at any hour of the day? Not at all.
Hy-Vee's weirdest business decision yet?
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There's no actual way that Hy-Vee is cheaper than wal-mart in general.
Like I said before, Hy-Vee doesn't close profitable stores, even if they are in a sketchy part of town. I worked at the East Euclid Hy-Vee and the crowd there was ROUGH in the mid 90's. We had to have a full time DSM police officer on duty after 8pm, I made multiple court appearances for things done in the store, only one place in DSM had more 911 call per year (Merle Hay Mall), constant issues with shoplifting, etc. but they would have never closed one of the most profitable stores in the metro (at the time). I worked some Christmas parties at a few of the Waterloo stores that were in extremely dangerous parts of town, which were not closed. I'm actually shocked Harding Hills/MLK in Des Moines is still in business, they seemed to lose a lot of money. When the Ingersoll location closed a lot of people were surprised that it wasn't MLK instead.
Weird. The old guard thinks the new guard doing something different is stupid.
I'm buying a guy out of our accounting practice. I do things the same way I've done them in larger practices for the last ten or so years. The old guy thinks the way I do this is stupid. We get to the same result. The bottom line shows I'm more efficient, can bill the same amount, and do so at a lower cost.
That's such a weird part of town. I worked, years ago, in that neck of the woods. I never felt unsafe in that neighborhood either but I literally got gas on Broadway less than 30 minutes before some guy got shot in the face at the pump next to the one I used.
I think you're right. I just wanted to give a real world example of it not always true. I use to do price comparisons for Hy-Vee and at the time, only Dahls was more expensive.
True, but NE Iowa rural has a ton more money than rural southern Iowa.
Hy-Vee seems to have a celebrity obsession.
I don’t think many cared about Marky Mark grocery store restaurants.
Do people actually buy Hy-Chi because of CC?
The only ones that seem like they may have been worth the investment are the Mahomes/Kelce ones for the KC market, but no idea how much they paid those guys. Not sure Cousins helped them any in Twin Cities.
I don’t think many cared about Marky Mark grocery store restaurants.
Do people actually buy Hy-Chi because of CC?
The only ones that seem like they may have been worth the investment are the Mahomes/Kelce ones for the KC market, but no idea how much they paid those guys. Not sure Cousins helped them any in Twin Cities.
Should have mentioned my laundry detergent is name brand, but not the high priced Tide.
EDIT: more info -- I typically go to Fareway for groceries. HyVee for a very few things, and on an occasional basis only.
I don't disagree with any of that really, and that wasn't my point. But I feel compelled to reply because I feel just a little accused of being racist there at the end.
Our biz used to be down by the Homeport, and property crime IS an issue. So I drove around there quite a bit. Totally agree, you're not in any danger, especially during the day. Even at night, MAYBE you could get robbed if walking around. My point was if you live down there, you better have a fence, good locks, and not leave anything outside.
Below map is from crimewatch.org, just showing property crime.
I had a friend whose dad ran a grocery store on University and I believe 1st avenue or something close. Made money but finally had to close and tear down because of the crime issues they faced in the 1970s. They tore it down. It was a busy intersection so good location in that regard.
Not scared of anything, just pointing out the difference. Paradox was tongue in cheek; most all of us know the how and whys. My father in law lives on near 15th ave and my wife grew up in Wellington Heights. I know what it's like during the day and night. Am I afraid to walk around there? Not at all. Is crime a big concern? Absolutely.
They remodeled 2 in Mtown and built a brand new large one then demolished the old one at their 3rd location in the past 3 years.
At some point, the Ana baptist economy will take over the grocery business in large parts of the midwest. In northern Missouri and southern Iowa they have invested probably close to a half of billion in infrastructure and distribution. It’s a few years left from really putting a dent into Hy-Vee and Walmart, but it’s coming.
I compare FW and HV ads to Walmart every week to see how much of a "sale" it really is. Lots of HV sale items are still more than Walmart regular price. I've also noticed lately they like to put things on sale at the Walmart price. Make the Walmart trip once a month for things that we need that are cheaper there.
Great Value brand does suck, won't ever buy their dairy again after multiple times getting bad stuff. We also had a chicken tender in a bag of tortilla chips once. Not sure how that even happens.
Which makes me think KS would be a smash hit. Put one on 35 at Osceola and going to Kwik Star will constitute date night from Bedford to Corydon
Guy's complaining about getting free chicken tenders.
