Grocery Store Coming to Atlas Site

I've been to the Fresh Market in Carmel a few times, and I'd have to say you're pretty accurate when you describe "a scaled-down upscale Marsh." IIRC, there is an organic section, but that's not the theme of the grocery.

I only go to FM when I want something a normal chain probably won't have a good selection of, like goat cheese. My father goes there for the pies. I can't imagine anyone doing their weekly shopping there, and a whole meal would probably be pricey. Their niche is most likely gourmands and special occasions.

We used one regularly in Chattanooga and the experience was always pleasant, if a little expensive. Their meats and produce were consistently fresh. They also did a great job of stocking quality international foods - a rarity in Chattanooga.

Organics were available but not the focus. Plentiful bulk, quality foods (some organic) which was nice.

I can't speak for any other FM save Chattanooga, but I'm not sure "scaled-down upscale Marsh" does it fair justice. It's probably a step or two up from that.

I think it'll fit in well here in Indianapolis.

If only someone would think to build a (decent) grocery store in downtown. Seems like there's more condos than there is space.

Fresh Market is going to be a perfect fit for the space. FM was one of the first leading the trend of smaller, speciality markets with less overly processed product and more fresh produce and meat.

Fresh Market is also the chain that sued Marsh when they tried to start their copycat "Arther's Fresh Market" stores before dumping them in the financial mess a couple of years ago. (In fact, I believe that's why Marsh bought the old Atlas site to begin with, if I recall correctly.) FM sued Marsh for trademark infringement, I believe, and it may still be in court.

I'm just glad that it's not going to be another Walgreens, as we heard rumored earlier. Until they renovate the Kroger on 16th and college, this might be a great "stop on the way home from work" alternative for me.

We go to Fresh Market on occasion, and what the other commenters have said is pretty accurate. I LOVE their "Waldorf Chicken Salad." They also offer a "grind your own peanut/almond butter" station that is nice if you're looking for unprocessed options. They have about 4 very small, short aisles for dry/packaged goods. Otherwise it's all deli, produce, bakery and butcher as you said. The bakery items are also really good. I went there b/c their organic milk was a whole dollar cheaper per gallon, but they figured it out and raised the price, so now I'm less incented to go there b/c I'm grocery shopping on a budget.

I will not rest until there's a Walgreen's or CVS on every major corner ! OK, so I guess I can rest...

Seriously though, all those chain pharmacy stores come at a tremendous cost, in that large Rx chains don't compete on price. The same generic scrip that costs < $2 wholesale, that sells for $9 at Costco, is $25 at an Rx chain. (fluoxetine, 20 mg, 30 tablets)

The next thing you'll see, now that hyper-inflated drug prices have enabled the construction of a zillion pharmacies, is nurse practitioners (MD-Lite) in those buildings. BIG money.

Skipping over the previous post about the price of fluoxetine (have a happy day!), I want to emphasize the cost of shopping at Fresh Market. It's a very nice store, and the quality of the products that we've tried from FM has always been good. But man is it expensive. Not just "Wow, that was an expensive trip to the grocery," but "If I do all of my grocery shopping here, I'll have to sell one of my kidneys" expensive.

Granted, I don't have an unlimited budget, so some of you may be perfectly happy doing all your shopping there. While I'll happily splurge on a specific item or two at FM, I'll still get my staples from Kroger or Marsh. Case in point: Edy's ice cream. On a recent trip into FM for specific dinner items, we found they charged $6 for a half gallon. The next day I saw the same for $3 at Kroger.

In a fit of snob-inspired shopping, I may be suckered into spending $6 for a half gallon of super premium, organic, or unique-in-some-other-way ice cream. But come on -- Edy's is available everywhere around here. They don't have to offer the lowest price, but twice as much? Stick to the specialty items.

I think that the appeal of FM is not price at all, but rather selection. I had to go to three grocery stores a few weeks ago to get everything on my list, and I was cooking moderate stuff - nothing weird. In Chattanooga, we could hit FM for the special stuff (herbs, exotic veggies) and then a Bi-Lo, the southern equivalent of a Marsh.

Worked for us, and I assume we'll do the same with this new FM.

Fresh market is just marsh for waspy yuppies nothing special no organics no Kosher food I miss Atlas already.
Fresh market is nothing more then a over priced over hyped dive Trader Joe's is a 100 times better

Gee after reading all these comments takes me back to the days when Atlas was that place you would go to for the speciality stuff that you could not find any where else. As my mother and I remember that it used to be Atlas that used to take and arm for those tenderloins that we only got when company was coming into town. Other than that my parents always shopped at the A&P at 2nd and Allisonville where the derilict Antique Mall used to be.

I heard rumors that this deal with Fresh Market fell through? Does anyone know if this is still going to happen? Has anyone seen any artistic renderings or visuals of what this is going to look like?

I hadn't heard of the deal falling through, but the lot has certainly been sitting empty for several months after the original buildings were demolished. I'll look tonight when I drive home, but last time I noticed, the "Fresh Market coming soon" signs were still there.

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