Comments on: DCist Reports Ellwood Thompson Grocery Store Plans in DCUSA Delayed

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:48:21 +0000

Despite this announcement, I noticed last week and today that work inside the space continues. They are clearly planning to use the store for something, and soon. Any more info on this?

By: GforGood

GforGood — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:33:04 +0000

Hilarious how so many are eager to blame DCUSA for all of this. It’s the economy, stupid.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 05:53:34 +0000

@Jay’O – Let’s make out! seriously…..I do try to be funny, so who knows.

By: Jay'O

Jay'O — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 02:21:17 +0000

Hey Arby’s dude: you rock!!!! Your comments sandwiched between all these deathly serious posts are funny as F@#k!

By: Disaffected in DC

Disaffected in DC — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:57:14 +0000

I wonder how many of the commenters making nasty comments about our full-sized ladies make $48,000 a year.

Too bad they aren’t coming. Maybe next ear…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:42:12 +0000

I was googling for a place to Store my Fat Chicks and this thread came up. what gives? sorry to hear about your grocery backing out but can someone point me in the direction of a Fat Chick Storage Company?

By: TonyS

TonyS — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:34:23 +0000

ITS THE ECONOMY STUPIDS

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:19:28 +0000

More fat chicks in the USA than anywhere else in the world. If we were smart, we’d all be opening businesses catering to fat people.

By: Tania

Tania — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:06:44 +0000

It’s strange to me that the assumption is that DC USA is to blame for a retail outlet dropping out of the development in the midst of a huge recession. The thought doesn’t cross anyone’s mind that retailers, in general, are cautious in this market? Does anyone watch the news?

As someone who *does* have retail and development experience, I would like to chime in that pretty much all of the markets in the country are doing badly. DC has and will always have a thicker layer of insulation because of the federal city, but it’s rough out there, economically. Retailers are dropping out of projects EVERYWHERE. It’s not shady, it’s not evil and it’s not because of parking costs (although FYI the District Government owns the parking at DCUSA, so technically YOU own it… you want to complain about parking costs or parking deals, yell at the city).

And seriously, that store for “fat chicks”? Makes money hand over fist– it’s Lane Bryant’s only city-based outlet. As does the Target, and other lower-priced outlets in the development. Why? Because the median income in the District is HALF that of the MSA (MSA= $99,500; DC= $48,000). So stop set-trippin’ about the stores that are located in an area that has household incomes averaging in the $25k to $40k per annum range.

By: Nichole

Nichole — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:38:30 +0000

I’d also like to plug the Capitol Hill United Food Co-Op. You don’t have to live on the Hill to join.

Deliveries are made every four weeks at 631 Elliott St., NE. They occur on
Tuesdays between noon and 4:00pm. We buy from United Natural Foods, located in
New Hampshire, with deliveries coming from their New Oxford, PA warehouse. You
can see more information about United at http://www.unitedbuyingclubs.com/. There is also a Yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/capitolhillunitedco-op/) that we use
to share information related to the buying club and organize the purchasing of cases.
Sometimes members do not want to purchase an entire case of an item, thus, there is a
system set up for splitting cases amongst group members.

CHUC doesn’t have a fresh produce component (most members use CSAs), but it’s great for dry, canned and frozen goods.