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Originally Posted by CoryB
It isn't so much what size population do you need to support a large grocery store it is a more a double hit: those stores are starting to die out in general and the U of M campus is already a very short distance from most of the players. It is similar to asking how large a population base is needed to support an added Best Buy location while ignoring there is one already just off campus.
That said Co-op is definitely one I forgot to account for. There is no location close to the U of M campus and the recent announcement and start of construction on the new Seasons location proves they are willing to open new locations.
The other one I forgot to account for is an Asian grocery store like Lucky's or Seafood City. Yes, they don't have the depth of packaged dry goods of other grocery stores but they have some and they have all the fresh segments well covered. In normal times U of M has a sizable Asian student population. Also southwest Winnipeg currently lacks as an Asian focused store of the scale of Lucky's or Seafood City and they wider area has a sizable Asian population.
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Co-op is opening a new store in St. Norbert very soon. It's not even a 10 minute drive away. Lots grocery store along Pembina Highway. Let's throw in Shopper's, Giant Tiger, Dollar Tree, Dollarama.