Jeff Albertson wrote: Whole Foods Market Inc., working to shed its “Whole Paycheck” image, has become one of the cheaper chains for grocery shopping in Manhattan, according to a report by Bloomberg Intelligence.
A basket of 97 items, including orange juice and frozen pizza, was $391.39 at Whole Foods, compared with $398.44 from Fresh Direct and $458.84 at Gristedes, according to the study led by Jennifer Bartashus, a Bloomberg Intelligence analyst in Skillman, New Jersey. Food Emporium and D’Agostino also were more expensive than Whole Foods in New York City.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-0 ... attan.html
I guess that may be true for Manhattan, but it's certainly not true in Silicon Valley. I have never shopped any grocery place that was more expensive in my life.
And that includes very recent visits, I had family over from France last month and my cousin requires a gluten-free diet.
They went to Whole foods naturally for the selection of gluten free foods. I joined them on a couple of occasions.
I can safely say that the only way they can afford to have that kind of selection is to have much higher prices.
There was a bottle of organic hard cider from France for $18 !!! The same bottle costs 2 euros in France.
At Costco, you can get 2.5 bottles of Bordeaux Medoc red wine from France, with a Kirkland label, for that price.
But no hard cider at Costco, unfortunately.
There was a French Camembert for $11 . It's great that they have it, but at this price, who can really afford to eat it ?
Occasionally, I see Camembert at Trader joe for $7.99 . Which is still too high compared to the price in France, about 2 euros as well. But it goes to show how much Whole Food overcharges.
There is, alas, no Camembert at Costco. There is however French brie, on a Kirkland label, in a large quantity, that is decent. I don't remember the price .
http://costcoconnection.texterity.com/c ... 212/?pg=91