![]() The first reason is Wal-Mart deployed their saturation strategy in this market in the early 2000s and were much more aggressive than they were in most other markets. Having lived in OKC as a child, I have to say the lack of quality grocery stores here is not completely the fault of OKC. I have been in a few nice Homelands, most notably the one on N May and Britton, but I have two other Homelands within a mile of where I live and they are both nasty. I'll have to check out the Buy For Less on NW Expressway. Still wish there were a few more Crest Fresh Markets or a concept similar on the northwest side. It's nice enough though and its clean and well stocked. It's pretty nice, though not near as nice as the Crest Fresh Market. ![]() I actually do most of my shopping at the Crest at Rockwell and Hefner because its close to where I live. I hope the quality of grocery stores will improve, but if past is any indication it is going to happen at a snails pace compared to everywhere else. OKC is a nice place to live, but it is behind the times in a lot of things and every day is a struggle against the hordes to keep it that way. ![]() (Slapping new paint and fake wood floors on a dingy 30 year old store but keeping the same wilted veggies doesn't impress me Homeland).Īs you can tell, I am fed up with many quality of life issues in OKC, this being one of them. Thought it was getting better but new development seems to have stalled out. The only real options for the type of store you are looking for in your area are Whole Foods and Uptown Grocery. don't believe them, they are "Oklahoma quality" 90s style stores. People are going to tell you about how nice Store X or Store Y are. I have heard of no plans for any more stores after that one. Crest has also announced plans for a Fresh Market in Norman, but I am unsure of when it will be built. Right now the one on the SW side is the only one in existence. You want their Crest Fresh Market concept, nothing else. You're actually talking about a "Crest Fresh Market."Ĭrest stores are owned by the same company, but they are the crappy 80s version of the chain and while people are going to yell at me I'm sure they're nothing like what you are looking for.
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