Biz: Market, Bob’s On Tap
Apr 14th, 2010 | By Greg Hazley | Category: On tap, RetailA major supermarket chain is in talks to move into the Transit Village development, town officials said Tuesday.
Plans to add a supermarket chain to the condominium development off County Avenue appear to be progressing, a move which would give Secaucus shoppers a grocery store option on top of the new Wal-Mart in development and the Green Market in the Plaza.
Stop & Shop left town in 2008 and Acme packed up in 2004 leaving Secaucus without a major supermarket.
Wal-Mart is expected to open its revamped store to include a full-service supermarket in mid-June.
Mayor Mike Gonnelli said a company is in talks to lease the available retail space at the condo site in southern Secaucus.
“I believe we’re pretty close,” he said.
Town administrator David Drumeler declined to name the chain involved in the talks but said the available space is suitable for a supermarket. He said a key meeting between the developer of the Xchange condo complex and the supermarket chain is slated for this week.
Gonnelli said that seniors and other residents have expressed concern about having to cross Route 3 to shop for groceries. He said the County Ave. location would be convenient from the center of town, especially for seniors.
BOB’S OF MILL CREEK: Bob’s Discount Furniture is slated to take up the vacant space at the Mill Creek Mall formerly occupied by a Stop & Shop supermarket.
The 19-year-old company is in the process of hiring retail and warehouse workers for the new location, which is slated to open in May.
Bob’s is already in the good graces of town officials as it made a $5,000 donation to youth programs in town.
Bob’s started in Connecticut and has about 36 stores in Rhode Island, New York and New Jersey.
The Secaucus location is eying a May 27 opening.
If you thought Secaucus had a lot of gym options, the town is now an outpost for furniture shopping as well as Raymour & Flanigan and Ashley Furniture are already established here.
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Have you been to the Walmart, the parking lot is a total mess, too small. Next the inside of the store looks like it was hit by a bomb kids running wild. Do you really think the Supermarket is going to be any better as a live long resident I have no interest.
I think Walmart will be fine once it gets over it’s transitional phase as long as you go at the right times. For me, going around 4-6pm on weekdays is perfect. Not too crowded.
I’ve also been reading articles that the way Walmart are doing it these days, their food is better quality, less expensive, and better for the environment than places like Whole Foods.
I agree with residentlf Wal-Mart is not for me.I dont even have to explain why I would not shop there.I will still be shopping in Lyndhurst.Unless Secaucus can get a major supermarket chain.If you want to meet people from Secaucus just go to the Shop-Rite in Lyndhurst.Isn’t that a shame.
Nice to see a company contribute to the town like Bobs is doing.
Clearly if the supermarket is going to be opening in The Transit Village, it is going to be a Whole Foods… meaning that unless you want to spend 30% more on groceries, you will still be going to Lyndhurst or North Bergen. The people living in the village would never let a traditional market open up like stop and shop… it will have to be something trendy and upscale
Not really true. Down on the waterfront I think in West New York they just built an A&P. It’s a nice new design. And that area is full of expensive condos.
BOBS??We should have had a Supermarket like Corrado’s in town!!!!
“Upscale” Hoboken has an A&P and ShopRite, not a Whole Foods, so I don’t think it has to be Whole Foods that’s coming into Transit Village.
How is building in the transit village easier for seniors to get to? If they are druvung or going by shuttle to Walmart/Shoprite there really isnt a difference. If they are walking to Walmart isnt the TV location even FARTHER than Walmart?
I said before and Id say it again unless you build in the center of town there is no point to adding a supermarket. I mean you can add one, just dont claim youve solved the towns supermarket problems by doing so.
I’m not sure of any town where all the residents can walk to their supermarket.
I am so tired of everything in this town being based on the needs of the senior citizens. They can either drive or take a shuttle to the new food store. What more do they want? Most towns do not even offer this shuttle service and the seniors have to ::gasp:: take a bus that costs money.
Secaucus is a fully functioning municipality… not a retirement home. If you are incapable of living without community assistance…. move to an assisted living community….
Not everyone in any town can walk to a supermarket, and no matter where you put it in Secaucus someone is going to be SOL. But what you do as a town is put most of your services and shopping areas in a centralized location so that you are maximizing its potential. You dont put it at one edge of town where very few residents have the chance to use that business(supermarket or otherwise) Putting things at different ends of town created what Secaucus has now as a “Plaza”. A barren “center of town” that gets very minimal foot traffic with business that dont contribute anything like Nail Salons or Chack Cashing places.. Its not good for businesses OR residents.
And its not just for seniors its for everyone.
Where do you think we can put a supermarket in the center of town? Come on people use your head.
“I’m not sure of any town where all the residents can walk to their supermarket.”
Hoboken has 5 major super markets (Shop Rite, A&P, Two Kings, and Garden of Eden), all within walking distance of anywhere in the the mile-square city.