Bloom (Belmont Greene) to Close

"An underperforming Bloom location at Village Center at Belmont Greene in Ashburn will close next month. After being open for just 15 months, the store at 42920 Piccadilly Plaza will shut Feb. 3, confirmed a store worker."


http://washington.bizjournals.com/w...01/18/daily12.html?ed=2010-01-18&ana=e_du_pub

 

Hmmm...wouldn't it be nice if a Freshfields opened there?

 

I emailed Real Estate Group with Whole Foods to convey my interest in them taking over the store.

This was the reply:
Too many grocery stores in the area, like Wegmans and Harris Teeter, to make money. The rep said make the drive to Fairfax or Reston!

I say that is too bad!!!! Shopping at Whole Foods is not a frivolous option for me, but out of health necessity. Wegmans has some, but not all I need for a whole diet. Bummer!

 

I visited Bloom in Leesburg (near the Outlets) yesterday for some onions - they have quite an extensive whole foods section that even include Quinoa - now you try finding quinoa in Wegmans.

And it's quite ridiculous to expect folks to suffer the tolls to go to Reston or Fairfax - get out of here. I have a feeling that lot will stay empty for a while.

What do you think contributed to its failure? The brand, the location, the competition, saturation?

 

Honestly, Wegmans is usually sold out of Quinoa when I go. They don't quite have as much as GlutenFreeMall.com, where I like to shop often.

Bloom probably suffered because it is not too visible from the road and is a convenience shop for those in the neighborhood, there are too many general grociers in the area. Yes, like Giant, HarrisTeeter, Safeway, etc. We don't need more of those, but even a Trader Joes would be nice...

 

I can find quinoa at Wegmans, and heck... even H.T. carries it!!

That said... I think that even though we do have WAY more than our share of grocery stores here, Trader Joes would still make a killing.

 

oh dear - clearly I am out of touch on the quinoa front - I found quinoa flour at Wegmans but not the "grain". Glad I'm not the only one in search of this golden grain (that costs a fortune)

 

there's a facebook page lobbying to get a Trader joes in there...

 

I've gotten quinoa at Harris Teeter. I think it's just past the rice and before the beans. I also like it as a Scrabble word.

 

i have NO idea if this is true at all but....i was at trader joe's in reston about 2 weeks ago, and the cashier said they'll be opening in loudoun later this year. he thought ashburn but couldn't tell me where. so take that fwiw!

 

I would love to see a TRADER JOES!!!

 

Wow, that is really amazing for a chain store like Bloom to close so quickly after just opening, especially in a brand new plaza like that. We talk about it all the time on this forum with so many grocery stores in such close proximity to one another not to mention two Wegman's on to the West and East of Ashburn. Pretty soon there will be 6 Harris Teeter's serving the Ashburn area (Landsdowne, Ash Village, Broadlands, Brambleton, Goose Creek Village and Moorefield Station), three Giants (Ash Farm, AV and over by the Greenway - which by the way is a very nice store that is never crowded), Safeway, Bloom near Farmwell Hunt, etc.. I would expect the Safeway to be the next likeliest to close.

 

Trader Joes would be GREAT!!! Sure hope that is true. WOW!

Is actually annoying how many Harris Teeters there are around here.....ugh!

 

This store is 1 mile from my house. This sucks.

 

Safeway is 1 mile from MY house but I have no problem going to 4 miles to Wegmans- Safeway IS THAT BAD. i would have been bummed though, back in the day when safeway WAS a decent place to shop. i like bloom so I understand your bummed-ness.

 

I can buy Quinoa at Safeway actually.

 

what IS this quinoa, tyger? do you need it for bracchiole???

 

If this is the same store I'm thinking of, it wasn't a Food Lion; it was woods... brand new building in a brand new plaza.