uhlaw09 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 FYI, it appears that they are setting rebar as prep to pour a new entrance from W. Dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 They've already poured the section from D'Amico to the center of the lot. There's even a little round median, like a tiny traffic circle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skwatra Posted June 26, 2009 Share Posted June 26, 2009 i've been out of town for a while... any updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samiamj Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 From the Chronicle today 9/14/09Whole Foods Market is moving forward with its plan to build another inner-loop store in the Montrose area, the developer who owns the land said Monday.The Finger Cos. said it has signed a long-term lease with the upscale grocer, which is finalizing plans to build a 40,000-square-foot outlet at the corner of Waugh Drive and West Dallas Street.“We are looking forward to opening our 6th store in the Houston area and becoming a part of the Montrose community,” said Mark Dixon, Whole Foods Market Southwest regional president.The Finger Cos. also is planning a luxury apartment complex on the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Heh, I thought AIG owned that tract. Cool, I'm excited! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Screw Whole Foods. The company's customers were famously progressive. They assumed that the company shared their values. But when the company's leader made clear his antipathy to one of their core beliefs, consumers were shocked, describing the situation as "utterly incredible" and "incongruous." Some quickly called for coordinated consumer action to weaken the company. Rick Watts, 49, protests outside a Whole Foods store in West Hollywood, Calif. last month. The protest took place after John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods Market, wrote an op-ed piece for the Wall Street Journal about health care reform. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) http://voices.washingtonpost.com/shortstack/2009/09/whole_foods_boycott_the_long_v.html?hpid=news-col-blog John Mackey needs to be FIRED. The tea baggers are calling for "buycotts." ... I care about progressive values, and as such, I will never set foot in one of their stores. Until their CEO is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kdog08 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Screw Whole Foods. The company's customers were famously progressive. They assumed that the company shared their values. But when the company's leader made clear his antipathy to one of their core beliefs, consumers were shocked, describing the situation as "utterly incredible" and "incongruous." Some quickly called for coordinated consumer action to weaken the company. Rick Watts, 49, protests outside a Whole Foods store in West Hollywood, Calif. last month. The protest took place after John Mackey, the CEO of Whole Foods Market, wrote an op-ed piece for the Wall Street Journal about health care reform. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) http://voices.washin...d=news-col-blog John Mackey needs to be FIRED. The tea baggers are calling for "buycotts." ... I care about progressive values, and as such, I will never set foot in one of their stores. Until their CEO is gone. It's pretty ridiculous to boycott a store just because its CEO has different views than you. It's not like he doesn't want health care reform but has a different idea about it. Seems like a pretty knee-jerk reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 It's pretty ridiculous to boycott a store just because its CEO has different views than you. It's not like he doesn't want health care reform but has a different idea about it. Seems like a pretty knee-jerk reaction.So it's okay for a CEO to use the company to voice his opinion (i.e. without the company, he would be a nobody and not get into the WSJ), but it's not okay for a customer to use the company to voice theirs? As far as I'm concerned, it should be a two way street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Sigh. Some people just need to get a life. Mackey article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dachmation Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 ---I think there is another thread on this subject alsoSeptember 14, 2009 North Montrose Civic Association Developer: Whole Foods coming to Montrose Copyright 2009 HOUSTON CHRONICLESept. 14, 2009, 6:04PM WholeFoods Market is moving forward with its plan to build anotherinner-loop store in the Montrose area, the developer who owns the landsaid Monday.The Finger Cos.said it has signed a long-term lease with the upscale grocer, which isfinalizing plans to build a 40,000-square-foot outlet at the corner ofWaugh Drive and West Dallas Street."We are lookingforward to opening our 6th store in the Houston area and becoming apart of the Montrose community," said Mark Dixon, Whole Foods MarketSouthwest regional president.The Finger Cos. also is planning a luxury apartment complex on the site. TheNorth Montrose Civic Association is a non profit neighborhoodassociation that for nearly 30 years has promoted activism and socialinteraction through its civic minded volunteers with the purpose ofimproving our neighborhoods and overall quality of life. While ourneighborhood has undergone a radical transformation over the past 30years, many of the issues we face today are still quite the same. NMCAhas been at the forefront of working with residents, businesses,elected officials and other organizations and institutions to provide acohesive voice on those issues that affect our neighborhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BryanS Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 It's pretty ridiculous to boycott a store just because its CEO has different views than you. It's not like he doesn't want health care reform but has a different idea about it. Seems like a pretty knee-jerk reaction.A fish rots from the head.And it's not just the health care issue... I'll leave it to others to do their own homework.Support your local farmer's market instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 So it's okay for a CEO to use the company to voice his opinion (i.e. without the company, he would be a nobody and not get into the WSJ), but it's not okay for a customer to use the company to voice theirs? As far as I'm concerned, it should be a two way street.It's not like anything he says or does is going to have any influence on the issue at all, WSJ article or not. Heck, he probably doesn't even have a lot of influence on what happens at the store level, so I can't really see how a boycott (buycott? ugh) will make any difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 A fish rots from the head.And it's not just the health care issue... I'll leave it to others to do their own homework.Support your local farmer's market instead.I agree about the farmer's market and we'll just leave it at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 A fish rots from the head.And it's not just the health care issue... I'll leave it to others to do their own homework.Support your local farmer's market instead.I love the farmer's market, but there are limitations.Anyway, CEOs are a pretty vile bunch so its not really practical for me to boycott all the companies that I don't like the CEO of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonMidtown Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 A fish rots from the head.And it's not just the health care issue... I'll leave it to others to do their own homework.Support your local farmer's market instead.Make sure you check out the CEOs of all the other stores you go to also - make sure they dont have ideas you dont agree with....might be tough to find a store to go to !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brian0123 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Make sure you check out the CEOs of all the other stores you go to also - make sure they dont have ideas you dont agree with....might be tough to find a store to go to !!The issue isn't what a CEO personally thinks. The problem is when he abuses his position in order to attempt to influence the debate (like going out of his way to write an article for the WSJ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 The issue isn't what a CEO personally thinks. The problem is when he abuses his position in order to attempt to influence the debate (like going out of his way to write an article for the WSJ).we need more people involved, not less. I don't see this as going out of his way but rather someone who has an opinion and is willing to express it. happens everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 we need more people involved, not less. I don't see this as going out of his way but rather someone who has an opinion and is willing to express it. happens everyday.We need more people involved, not less. I don't see [bryanS & brian0123] as going out of their way but rather someone who has an opinion and is willing to express it. Happens everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Make sure you check out the CEOs of all the other stores you go to also - make sure they dont have ideas you dont agree with....might be tough to find a store to go to !!But you know what you're getting into, with other stores. Whereas loyal Whole Foods customers got the bait-and-switch.I would not have any issues with the Wal-Mart CEO holding those kinds of views. Because he's the Wal-Mart CEO. What do you think would happen if the Wal-Mart CEO endorsed any of Obama's more controversial programs? Do you think all those conservative, cheap Wal-Mart customers would just brush something like that off? I don't think so.If anything, the Whole Foods CEO is an idiot for 1.) Not knowing his customer case, and 2.) Opening his big mouth in the first place....and to the comment that he doesn't really run the company, or have any influence... then what's the point to even having a CEO? He needs to go, along with everyone else on the board like him. You need a hippie. Or at least a person that thinks like one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Healthcare and a sustainable food supply are frankly separate issues. There may be some demographics overlap but really one is not related to the other. Just because Whole Foods promotes eating quality food doesn't mean their CEO has to sign on to all varieties of liberal politics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 But you know what you're getting into, with other stores. Whereas loyal Whole Foods customers got the bait-and-switch.I would not have any issues with the Wal-Mart CEO holding those kinds of views. Because he's the Wal-Mart CEO. What do you think would happen if the Wal-Mart CEO endorsed any of Obama's more controversial programs? Do you think all those conservative, cheap Wal-Mart customers would just brush something like that off? I don't think so.Actually, the CEO of Walmart joined with the Service Employees International union in supporting Obama's healthcare initiative for employer provided health insurance, as well as a mandate for requiring the uninsured to get insurance, a requirement included in Max Baucus' plan released today. He was immediately attacked for that stance, not by Walmart customers, but by the Retail Trade Foundation, an industry trade group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 I would not have any issues with the Wal-Mart CEO holding those kinds of views. Because he's the Wal-Mart CEO. What do you think would happen if the Wal-Mart CEO endorsed any of Obama's more controversial programs? Do you think all those conservative, cheap Wal-Mart customers would just brush something like that off? I don't think so.I really hope you're joking, because, no, I don't see Wal-Mart customers doing that. I have yet to meet a wal mart customer who shops there because it makes some sort of statement about them and their values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Neither of the two Rice Epicurean markets are very far away. If you dislike Whole Foods' CEO, just shop elsewhere. Rice is a locally-owned private company (big plus in my book) plus the political views of the CEO Gary Friedlander don't show in the first couple pages of a quick google search. Actually, I doubt they appear anywhere on the web. If politics were really an important factor, you'd have been shopping at Rice already anyhow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTAWACS Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 This is indeed good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BryanS Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Actually, the CEO of Walmart joined with the Service Employees International union in supporting Obama's healthcare initiative for employer provided health insurance, as well as a mandate for requiring the uninsured to get insurance, a requirement included in Max Baucus' plan released today. He was immediately attacked for that stance, not by Walmart customers, but by the Retail Trade Foundation, an industry trade group.Interesting.There you have it folks: buy your groceries at Wal-Mart... or Rice Epicurean.I really hope you're joking, because, no, I don't see Wal-Mart customers doing that. I have yet to meet a wal mart customer who shops there because it makes some sort of statement about them and their values.Oh, I have. They make a statement alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtticaFlinch Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Oh, I have. They make a statement alright.And that statement is "I vote for a president based on whether or not I think I could have a beer with him (and if he's white)."Walmart is so disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Oh, I have. They make a statement alright.I call bull. The only people using Wal-Mart to make a statement are people like yourself - either trying to prove you're above their corporate philosophy or trying to prove you're somehow better than those who can't afford to shop elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricco67 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 I don't shop at walmart because of how they have a tendency to push local business out of the way. While it's not noticeable in a larger city, it was quite blatant in some of the smaller towns I had visited.For several years, I had a statement and a link in my signature as a sign of protest against that company. A CEO's political views shouldn't be held against them, but I go for what they, as a company stand for.I recently found out that Mattress Mac was a major sponsor to an Anti Abortion campaign which sharply goes against my views on the topic, but that doesn't keep me from supporting and endorsing his business. Now if the company told it's employees that they're fired if they don't follow his line of thinking on the topic, THEN I'd howl in protest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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