Hi Dave,

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opened in Raleigh is store #100; they estimated over 30,000 came thru
the store on Sunday (grand opening day). They opened up 15 minutes
early because of the line up--estimated at about 3,000 people--and
34,000 people signed up for their Shopper's Club cards. Wegman's will
do quite well in Raleigh. (G)

Yes, they will. And, if they're smart, the competition will begin
copy catting the services that Weggies offer that are popular.

I won't be suprised at all. We checked out the Wegman's
yesterday--still quite crowded, even on a Friday afternoon! Definatly
will be back; we only scratched the surface of this one. We've been to Wegman's quite a bit, especially in NYS, but each one is individual to
the area so it was fun to see how this one fits (or doesn't) the
Wegmans mold. Very high marks for customer service/emplyee friendliness here; I've seen it also in Publix also and appreciate it.

Hy-Vee's motto is "A helpful smile in every aisle." So far I have
found that to be true.

Publix is good, help is usually readily available but Wegman's seemed to
have almost as many on staff as there were shoppers. Some of them, we
found out, are temporary help, here for a couple of weeks or so to get
the store up and running. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to see a lot of workers when the temps leave--it is a big store. (G)


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Ruth
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