Trader Joe's/Whole Foods Market

[PamNY]

I usually shop elsewhere, too. Neither store is very good about carring local items and that's important to me, so I'd rather give my business to locally owned/locally supported businesses (like New Seasons).

I agree, and Whole Foods is putting some small stores out of business in my neighborhood. Whole Foods here has some local produce, but I don't see why they can't have more. I think they just carry a few items to validate their annoying moralistic signage.

Their fish department used to have a big sign saying "Straight from the Fulton Fish Market" -- well, duh, that was the wholesale location that most fish came through in my city. That particular wholesale market closed, but the sign stayed.

TJs bother me less because they don't claim to be anything other than fun and cheap, but like you I prefer locally-owned or locally-grown when possible. Of course, none of this has anything to do with the original question, but I love to promote buying local.

Pam