![]() These types of entities do not respond to direct solicitation of specific sites by municipalities. Such companies either have site selection and real estate professionals as part of their corporate structure, or they retain consulting site selectors, or even combinations of both. “National or larger regional retailers such as Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and others, base their site selections on market demographics and if they have made a determination to expand into new markets that meet their requirements. I asked the Mitchell Administration for a response to this story and Interim Public Information Officer Holly Huntoon replied with the following statement from the New Bedford Economic Development Council Executive Director Derek Santos: ![]() ![]() "We do not YET have a location in New Bedford," Rohde said. "We list all of the stores that are opening soon on our website." "While we do not yet have a location in New Bedford, we are actively looking at hundreds of neighborhoods across the country as we hope to open more new stores each year," Rohde said. ![]() Public Relations Manager Nakia Rohde gave an interesting response. I contacted Trader Joe's and asked why they have not located a store in New Bedford when there appears to be quite a desire for one. You can request a Trader Joe's in your city here. "I have been happy with my post's response but haven't heard anything from Trader Joe's.yet," she said. ![]() Weeks posted to Facebook, asking others to contact Trader Joe's. "They did thank me for my input and that they do take the public's interest into consideration," she said. Weeks contacted Trader Joe's, asking the company to locate a store in New Bedford. Aldi opened in Dartmouth after failing to negotiate a deal to locate on Kings Highway in New Bedford. ![]()
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