Not made it to the new Whole Foods Store in Kensington yet? Me neither. I thought I would let them ‘bed-down’ first before treking up to London.
The press frenzy continues though. The Telegraph has a short report on the ‘press opening’ and conclude that
“for all the niggles, we need Whole Foods to succeed. It’ll raise the game for all the retailers, because it’s not just about righteous food priggery. The Whole Foods Market on High Street Ken is gorgeous, like Harrods with a conscience. A beautiful shop for beautiful people. And there’s free internet access. What more could you want?
More interesting is a short video clip of the store on ‘Telegraph TV’. It opens with an outside shot of the store with a white market stall barrow heaving with produce, leads the camera through the wine section (but doesn’t stop) on to the cheese section (“bigger than most peoples living room”) and concludes at the restaurants upstairs.
“The Fortnum and Masons for the 21st Century”
Xantha Clay the Telegraph’s Food Writer introduces the 2 minute 23 second clip.
Jun 09
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7 Comments Wholefoods, Kensington
Alex
June 9th, 2007 at 12:51 pm
1Harrods with a conscience? Funny that - as last weekend’s papers reported Whole Foods’ management as saying that they treat their staff soooo well they don’t need to join a union ….
jennifer stewart
June 10th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
2I have been excited to learn more about your store however, I am not in striking distance of kensington on a dialy basis. Is it possible to use your store online? And delviery?
Peter May
June 13th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
3I wonder how much Whole Foods paid for that gushing advert??
And did you notice how she kept pawing and hitting those ‘lovely lovely’ tomatoes.
It’ll be interesting to see how WF pans out. I used to shop there when I lived in Austin, TX (where WF started). Its OK, better in some ways than Alberstons and the other supermarkets but I can’t say I really missed it when I came home.
What setthem apart what their ethos and the friendliness of their staff. I somehow don’t expect that will last in London.
Andrew
June 13th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
4Jennifer - what gave you the impression that it is my store?
Peter - your are turning into a curmudgeonly old cynic my friend! Haven’t you ever ‘stroked’ a tomato???
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June 18th, 2007 at 9:51 am
5[...] all the hype surrounding the Whole Foods opening it is easy to forget that ‘other whole food stores are available’. Not sure how [...]
sara monk
June 26th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
6We live an hour away but have managed to show up on a Sunday at 5 p.m. giving us enough time to find a free parking place and hit the stairs to get a slice of pizza and a salad bowl. Best pizza I’ve ever had or is it I feel better about eating fresh, not frozen, local produce served by a staff who are happy, content and effervescent? At checkout a kid even ran back to meat counter to fetch a bag of ice to keep my organic pork loin cool…good place, nice people, fantastic food.
I now need my fix on Sundays…won’t be able to stay away for awhile.
Robert
July 9th, 2007 at 7:51 am
7‘Wow’. Having finally made a visit to check it out, can say it is worth going to have a look when you get to visit that part of London. Although it doesn’t quite have everything, it certainly has a fantastic variety, and there is just so much food, and well displayed. I think it will help get more poeple ‘excited’ about good food. Then when they get back to their home area, they’ll be encouraged to use their local options for ‘whole foods’.
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