Cary Grocery Options Improve

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In case you’ve been under a rock, Trader Joe’s first area store opened yesterday in Cary. The store is about half the size of the former Winn-Dixie (about the size of two typical parcels in Cameron Village), and is a good addition to the area.

TJ’s carries many groceries including various cheeses, meats, canned goods chips, and more. Other than the flowers and things on the health aisle, it appeared that the store only contains Trader Joe branded, edible items (no paper products, cups, etc.). The bagged nuts and breads were the most impressive items I found. Beyond that there were few items that could not be found at competing higher end grocery stores. To be fair, I must admit that I have not bought and consumed any of their food yet, so I have no concept of the food quality.

I unfortunately encountered a disproportionate number of rude
customers. After a few rude parking lot experiences, I was run into by
a couple of people’s shopping carts. Maybe the excitement of the new store got the best of them.

The store decor is quite plain, as seen in many of the photos in this Google search. Lighting is by 2′x4′ fluorescent tube panels, and the racks are no frills. The sound system is one of the worst I’ve ever heard (that includes my grandfather’s old a.m. radio he kept in the workshop for over 30 years.).

Trader Joe’s is a cultural experience. I never think about what some claim "C.a.r.y." stands for, but I was clearly reminded in TJ’s. The store was full of people who live in Carry, and none of those who live in Cayree.

The rumor mill says that Trader Joe’s is looking at space in Raleigh, perhaps Cameron Village. This would be a nice addition for the ITB area, however TJ’s is probably not a store to which people will drive more than 15 minutes. It is a nice addition for the area, however it hardly has the initial "WOW" factor seen in other coveted chains like IKEA, Dean & Deluca (the real one, not like they have in Charlotte), and Eatzi’s.

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In other Carying foodie news, the Fresh Market has moved its Cary store to a large new location on Cary Parkway near Waldo Rd. Where’s Waldo?

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  • Dana

    Just as I don’t expect N.C. Theatre productions to match Broadway’s selection and (usually) quality, I don’t expect Grand Asia to have everything that is available in San Francisco, which has one of the biggest Asian populations outside of…Asia. Like NCT, Grand Asia is, nonetheless, impressive and is quite adequate in the opinion of many local intermediate Asian cooks and several of our local, nationally-renowned chefs.
    I’m surprised that someone in the shadows of several Harris Teeters, Cliff’s Meat Market, Weaver Street, Foster’s Market, Earth Fare, Whole Foods, and A Southern Season feels like it’s worth the time, gas and mileage costs (at AAA’s rate of 50-cents per mile) to make it all the way over to TJ’s. It seems like an upstream swim to me.
    I’m interested to know which of TJ’s ingredients are unique to the point that recipes exclusively depend on them. We cook a lot from cookbooks by respected chefs and have almost never had problems finding ingredients around here.

  • Dana

    Just as I don’t expect N.C. Theatre productions to match Broadway’s selection and (usually) quality, I don’t expect Grand Asia to have everything that is available in San Francisco, which has one of the biggest Asian populations outside of…Asia. Like NCT, Grand Asia is, nonetheless, impressive and is quite adequate in the opinion of many local intermediate Asian cooks and several of our local, nationally-renowned chefs.
    I’m surprised that someone in the shadows of several Harris Teeters, Cliff’s Meat Market, Weaver Street, Foster’s Market, Earth Fare, Whole Foods, and A Southern Season feels like it’s worth the time, gas and mileage costs (at AAA’s rate of 50-cents per mile) to make it all the way over to TJ’s. It seems like an upstream swim to me.
    I’m interested to know which of TJ’s ingredients are unique to the point that recipes exclusively depend on them. We cook a lot from cookbooks by respected chefs and have almost never had problems finding ingredients around here.

  • Ron T

    Dana – I am a recent convert to the “Trader Joe’s Fan Club”. I had only heard friends from California, DC and NJ rave about the store. I too wondered what made it so unique.
    I have been impressed by the employees. The store is new, so it may not last, but the employees are enthusiastic and seem to enjoy working there. That is rare in most supermarkets (outside perhaps of Whole Foods).
    The products are best decribed as what you would likely find in Whole Foods, but with a bit less of a selection and not as many products. But, what you do find has a very competitive price.
    I think it is a fantastic addition to our shopping choices. I work near the store, so I cannot say how far I would go out of my way to shop there. But it is well worth checking out.
    I love analogies so I would say, what Food Lion is to Harris Teeter (in positive price point way), Trader Joe’s is to Whole Foods.

  • Ron T

    Dana – I am a recent convert to the “Trader Joe’s Fan Club”. I had only heard friends from California, DC and NJ rave about the store. I too wondered what made it so unique.
    I have been impressed by the employees. The store is new, so it may not last, but the employees are enthusiastic and seem to enjoy working there. That is rare in most supermarkets (outside perhaps of Whole Foods).
    The products are best decribed as what you would likely find in Whole Foods, but with a bit less of a selection and not as many products. But, what you do find has a very competitive price.
    I think it is a fantastic addition to our shopping choices. I work near the store, so I cannot say how far I would go out of my way to shop there. But it is well worth checking out.
    I love analogies so I would say, what Food Lion is to Harris Teeter (in positive price point way), Trader Joe’s is to Whole Foods.

  • Proud Native Raleighite

    Despite the tired and typical dig on transplants, new options for healthy food worth the drive. If it weren’t for people moving here from ALL over the country the triangle wouldn’t be growing as everyone seems to desire.
    The transplants can call it whatever dig they want, but the fact is that there was almost a million people, born raised or living in the metropolitan Triangle BEFORE you got here, mind you, so you didn’t create the culture and way of life we have here – WE created it, and we got along just fine without you.
    And speaking of that…
    Whatever road, plane, train or automobile that you took to get here can also take you back to whatever wonderful OR crappy place that you came from, so, either like us and this place, or love it…or go home. It’s just that simple. We are tired of your complaining.
    I’m glad that the transplants are happy to have a new store. I’m more than glad we won’t have to hear them whine about missing the one they shopped at before they moved.
    Oh, and Dean & Deluca’s is still overpriced and overrated…

  • Proud Native Raleighite

    Despite the tired and typical dig on transplants, new options for healthy food worth the drive. If it weren’t for people moving here from ALL over the country the triangle wouldn’t be growing as everyone seems to desire.
    The transplants can call it whatever dig they want, but the fact is that there was almost a million people, born raised or living in the metropolitan Triangle BEFORE you got here, mind you, so you didn’t create the culture and way of life we have here – WE created it, and we got along just fine without you.
    And speaking of that…
    Whatever road, plane, train or automobile that you took to get here can also take you back to whatever wonderful OR crappy place that you came from, so, either like us and this place, or love it…or go home. It’s just that simple. We are tired of your complaining.
    I’m glad that the transplants are happy to have a new store. I’m more than glad we won’t have to hear them whine about missing the one they shopped at before they moved.
    Oh, and Dean & Deluca’s is still overpriced and overrated…

  • Renata F

    The natives can call it whatever they want, but the fact is that there are hundreds of thousands of people, born and raised all over this great nation, who are now calling this place home. We’re creating the new culture and way of life around here, a wonderful mix and variety for the senses. Enlarging the scope of experiential possibilities…that’s the sign of progress. Respecting both the old and new can be done hand-in-hand. Other cities have done it beautifully…this metropolitan area can do so too. So for those bullheaded natives who can’t accept that progress will bring about change, YOU can just pack your bags and leave, because there’s no going back. Diversification of lifestyle is here and here to stay, and increasing by the day. Those of us who appreciate this change will do just fine without you. There are plenty of other southern towns that still maintain a cliquish and myopic buffer against new ways of life for you holdovers.
    So to those unreasonable natives…go back to where you came from, which is not the Triangle anymore. Either like us and this place and what it’s becoming, or love it…or leave. It’s just that simple. We’re tired of your complaining.

  • Renata F

    The natives can call it whatever they want, but the fact is that there are hundreds of thousands of people, born and raised all over this great nation, who are now calling this place home. We’re creating the new culture and way of life around here, a wonderful mix and variety for the senses. Enlarging the scope of experiential possibilities…that’s the sign of progress. Respecting both the old and new can be done hand-in-hand. Other cities have done it beautifully…this metropolitan area can do so too. So for those bullheaded natives who can’t accept that progress will bring about change, YOU can just pack your bags and leave, because there’s no going back. Diversification of lifestyle is here and here to stay, and increasing by the day. Those of us who appreciate this change will do just fine without you. There are plenty of other southern towns that still maintain a cliquish and myopic buffer against new ways of life for you holdovers.
    So to those unreasonable natives…go back to where you came from, which is not the Triangle anymore. Either like us and this place and what it’s becoming, or love it…or leave. It’s just that simple. We’re tired of your complaining.

  • http://profile.typekey.com/captainx/ Bryant

    How did all of this vitriol come about over a simple discussion of a grocery store?
    Some like it. Some don’t. I think it is always great to have another option when it comes to things like this – diversity and choice helps build great cities. I may visit Trader Joe’s just to see if it lives up to its hype; my sister lives in D.C., and she loves the place.
    Overall, I consider it to be a pretty minor blip on my RADAR. I live near downtown Raleigh and have to make the horrendous commute down I-40 every day for work. I’m not going to be likely to add anything else to my list of regular places to visit that requires a twenty-minute one-way drive to my day.

  • http://profile.typekey.com/captainx/ Bryant

    How did all of this vitriol come about over a simple discussion of a grocery store?
    Some like it. Some don’t. I think it is always great to have another option when it comes to things like this – diversity and choice helps build great cities. I may visit Trader Joe’s just to see if it lives up to its hype; my sister lives in D.C., and she loves the place.
    Overall, I consider it to be a pretty minor blip on my RADAR. I live near downtown Raleigh and have to make the horrendous commute down I-40 every day for work. I’m not going to be likely to add anything else to my list of regular places to visit that requires a twenty-minute one-way drive to my day.

  • KLF

    This Us versus Them debate is pointless, and if everyone spent more time thinking about the crap they put in their bodies instead of who was born where, then you might get the appeal of TJ’s. No hydrogenated oils, no additives that addle your brain. And then maybe our health insurance premiums wouldn’t continue to skyrocket.

  • KLF

    This Us versus Them debate is pointless, and if everyone spent more time thinking about the crap they put in their bodies instead of who was born where, then you might get the appeal of TJ’s. No hydrogenated oils, no additives that addle your brain. And then maybe our health insurance premiums wouldn’t continue to skyrocket.

  • polly

    Many years ago, I, a New Yorker, lived in Durham. There weren’t enough of us to threaten the townsfolk then, but I think human nature is the same everywhere, and when there is a huge influx to a small area there will be resentment. Anybody who is considering having a big family might consider that this shows what pressure a growing population is exerting right here in the U.S.
    Now, to the joy of TJ’s: their products are mostly tasty, easy to fix, half the price of other gourmet stores, made with quality ingredients and without High Fructose Corn Syrup and preservatives. Because they don’t put chemical additives in their stuff, some of it has a shorter shelf life than regular groceries, so check the expiration date and the seal on vacuum-packed things. The household products are ecologically friendly and don’t have harsh chemicals, so they are also not necessarily as strong as their grocery store equivalents.
    Specifics: We LOVE their packets of thai red or yellow tuna curry. The red penang curry is HOT, and goes well over rice, veggies, or whole wheat cous-cous. We eat it over microwaved sweet potatoes. The organic reduced-sugar fruit spreads are delicious, esp. the rasperry, and come in mason jars that look great holding other stuff after the extremely yummy preserves are done. I suppose you could can in them, too. I’d be very sad to think that the sceptics are missing out on the preserves alone, not to mention the 2.49 frozen strudel, recommendeed to me by an Austrian, for heaven’s sake. And the Rainbow Carrots, which are more nutritious than normal carrots, prettier, sweeter, and crazy crunchy. And the four-layer hummus, and the dried Bing Cherries, and the Joe’s O’s, which are Cheerios or better, not the usual generic kibble, and the frozen organic orange juice, and the almond croissants, and the little 3-packs of TJ’s chocolate which when you open them turn out to be Caillebaut, and the licorice Scottie Dogs, and the mini-chocolate merengues, and the mango chutney, and the lemon-verbena soap, in short (too late!) I’ve saved thousands of dollars in there on things I’d never have eaten if I hadn’t gone there in the first place. You should go, bring a frozen foods bag or a cooler, and eat your way through the cheerful, stressful multiculti aisles, and remember you can get a refund on stuff you don’t like, and if you accidentally pick up a dented can of something, it often somehow finds its way into your bag for free, and did I mention the staff is almost eerily friendly? I think they grow new crew members from hydroponic, organic, free-range soybean-based pods in the back somewhere. But it works for me.

  • polly

    Many years ago, I, a New Yorker, lived in Durham. There weren’t enough of us to threaten the townsfolk then, but I think human nature is the same everywhere, and when there is a huge influx to a small area there will be resentment. Anybody who is considering having a big family might consider that this shows what pressure a growing population is exerting right here in the U.S.
    Now, to the joy of TJ’s: their products are mostly tasty, easy to fix, half the price of other gourmet stores, made with quality ingredients and without High Fructose Corn Syrup and preservatives. Because they don’t put chemical additives in their stuff, some of it has a shorter shelf life than regular groceries, so check the expiration date and the seal on vacuum-packed things. The household products are ecologically friendly and don’t have harsh chemicals, so they are also not necessarily as strong as their grocery store equivalents.
    Specifics: We LOVE their packets of thai red or yellow tuna curry. The red penang curry is HOT, and goes well over rice, veggies, or whole wheat cous-cous. We eat it over microwaved sweet potatoes. The organic reduced-sugar fruit spreads are delicious, esp. the rasperry, and come in mason jars that look great holding other stuff after the extremely yummy preserves are done. I suppose you could can in them, too. I’d be very sad to think that the sceptics are missing out on the preserves alone, not to mention the 2.49 frozen strudel, recommendeed to me by an Austrian, for heaven’s sake. And the Rainbow Carrots, which are more nutritious than normal carrots, prettier, sweeter, and crazy crunchy. And the four-layer hummus, and the dried Bing Cherries, and the Joe’s O’s, which are Cheerios or better, not the usual generic kibble, and the frozen organic orange juice, and the almond croissants, and the little 3-packs of TJ’s chocolate which when you open them turn out to be Caillebaut, and the licorice Scottie Dogs, and the mini-chocolate merengues, and the mango chutney, and the lemon-verbena soap, in short (too late!) I’ve saved thousands of dollars in there on things I’d never have eaten if I hadn’t gone there in the first place. You should go, bring a frozen foods bag or a cooler, and eat your way through the cheerful, stressful multiculti aisles, and remember you can get a refund on stuff you don’t like, and if you accidentally pick up a dented can of something, it often somehow finds its way into your bag for free, and did I mention the staff is almost eerily friendly? I think they grow new crew members from hydroponic, organic, free-range soybean-based pods in the back somewhere. But it works for me.

  • Linda

    I love Trader Joe’s and can’t wait to go there… Great food prices are hard to find in this area compared to other places in the country…
    I have one thing to say about something that I have noticed since moving here 3 years ago; I have NEVER heard so much hoopla about people from other areas… Where I grew up in NH we loved having new people coming into the area, no matter where they came from, and to still be dividing the North and South blows my mind… Get a grip… The war is over, and change is good!

  • Linda

    I love Trader Joe’s and can’t wait to go there… Great food prices are hard to find in this area compared to other places in the country…
    I have one thing to say about something that I have noticed since moving here 3 years ago; I have NEVER heard so much hoopla about people from other areas… Where I grew up in NH we loved having new people coming into the area, no matter where they came from, and to still be dividing the North and South blows my mind… Get a grip… The war is over, and change is good!

  • Dana

    Of course, this has nothing to do with a war over states’ rights, but rather people acting rudely. THAT is what I encountered and that is why it is dealt with in an entirely different paragraph than the accents of the loudly talking customers. In fact, those two paragraphs are not even adjacent, so any association of the two is purely a reader assumption.
    I returned to Trader Joe’s and bought about $80 worth of stuff and had some mixed results:
    Three-buck chuck: We’ve only tried the sharaz, and its flavor was good, but it was a little too faint in flavor. We haven’t tried the Chardonnay or the Merlot yet.
    Jarred sauces: all good. We got the 3-cheese marinara, vodka, and cuban sauces and enjoyed each. We added in boneless chicken breasts and had pretty good meals (of course, these sauces are pretty easy to make. I rarely if ever use jarred sauces from other grocery stores).
    Produce: well priced, but all had mold problems by 2 days out. (Peppers, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.)
    Pasta: no big noticeable differences to what we get at regular grocery stores.
    Potato chips: NOT good. Extremely greasy kettle chips were terrible.
    Beer: We got 6 different flavors and they were all good.
    Service: Friendly but awful in speed. Checkers are averaging FOUR-FIVE minutes per customer!!! I was 4th in line and waited 18 minutes before they even started with my groceries. This is precisely why there are lines up the aisles which leads to my being run over with shopping carts, once again.
    Conclusion: A friend came up with this, (but I agree) that Trader Joe’s is a great grocery store for people who don’t really cook beyond convenience levels. The prepared foods are very good, but not as good as an average cook can construct. Shelf lives are so short that bulk buying of fresh ingredients isn’t practical.
    I live near North Hills and don’t feel that TJ’s stuff is worth the extra driving and hassle over nearer options. Just like Streets at Southpoint, I’m glad they are there, but will probably only find my way over there once or twice a year.

  • Dana

    Of course, this has nothing to do with a war over states’ rights, but rather people acting rudely. THAT is what I encountered and that is why it is dealt with in an entirely different paragraph than the accents of the loudly talking customers. In fact, those two paragraphs are not even adjacent, so any association of the two is purely a reader assumption.
    I returned to Trader Joe’s and bought about $80 worth of stuff and had some mixed results:
    Three-buck chuck: We’ve only tried the sharaz, and its flavor was good, but it was a little too faint in flavor. We haven’t tried the Chardonnay or the Merlot yet.
    Jarred sauces: all good. We got the 3-cheese marinara, vodka, and cuban sauces and enjoyed each. We added in boneless chicken breasts and had pretty good meals (of course, these sauces are pretty easy to make. I rarely if ever use jarred sauces from other grocery stores).
    Produce: well priced, but all had mold problems by 2 days out. (Peppers, lettuce, cheese, and tomatoes.)
    Pasta: no big noticeable differences to what we get at regular grocery stores.
    Potato chips: NOT good. Extremely greasy kettle chips were terrible.
    Beer: We got 6 different flavors and they were all good.
    Service: Friendly but awful in speed. Checkers are averaging FOUR-FIVE minutes per customer!!! I was 4th in line and waited 18 minutes before they even started with my groceries. This is precisely why there are lines up the aisles which leads to my being run over with shopping carts, once again.
    Conclusion: A friend came up with this, (but I agree) that Trader Joe’s is a great grocery store for people who don’t really cook beyond convenience levels. The prepared foods are very good, but not as good as an average cook can construct. Shelf lives are so short that bulk buying of fresh ingredients isn’t practical.
    I live near North Hills and don’t feel that TJ’s stuff is worth the extra driving and hassle over nearer options. Just like Streets at Southpoint, I’m glad they are there, but will probably only find my way over there once or twice a year.

  • http://profile.typekey.com/billrun/ billnraleigh

    The food from the typical supermarket is killing us – yet I survived open-heart bypass surgery. I try to read the labels on their processed foods, to discern if it’s healthy – but the list of ingredients is unually long, small print, and many names sound like they came from a chemical factory – an Impossible job! But finally I found my way to Whole Foods Market. The list of ingredients is short, and with names of ‘foods’. Wow, now it’s Possible to find healthy foods. My motto became, “Whole Foods for the Whole Health of the Whole Body”. Now, I’m glad there ia also an Earth Fare and a TJ’s in Wake county. And guess what, they each are a little different – so what! Most towns have no choice – people there must eat the foods from the typical supermarket. We should be thankful we have a choice! And I just went to TJ’s yesterday – for the first time – and the foods we got have been very good, so far.

  • http://profile.typekey.com/billrun/ billnraleigh

    The food from the typical supermarket is killing us – yet I survived open-heart bypass surgery. I try to read the labels on their processed foods, to discern if it’s healthy – but the list of ingredients is unually long, small print, and many names sound like they came from a chemical factory – an Impossible job! But finally I found my way to Whole Foods Market. The list of ingredients is short, and with names of ‘foods’. Wow, now it’s Possible to find healthy foods. My motto became, “Whole Foods for the Whole Health of the Whole Body”. Now, I’m glad there ia also an Earth Fare and a TJ’s in Wake county. And guess what, they each are a little different – so what! Most towns have no choice – people there must eat the foods from the typical supermarket. We should be thankful we have a choice! And I just went to TJ’s yesterday – for the first time – and the foods we got have been very good, so far.

  • Raleigh Born

    *Yawn*…You can almost hear the rattling of a mousy little brain to mine out some big words learned at Brown or Baldwin or Vassar or whatever. Hey, you missed one: Xenophobic. I probably used a few of those words myself in my college thesis…
    And no, it’s not North vs. South. We’ve dealt with carpetbaggers for a long time, so, we definitely lost that war a long time ago. We’ve learned to live with your faults and intrinsic need to be a critic.
    But that’s not the point. This is about transplants (from…pick a state or country) who insist that this region is what it is because of them. Unless you were forced to move here for a job , spouse’s job, etc., you moved here because of the wonderful way of life that we already had. So your “creating the new culture and way of life” argument is moot; you came here because of the culture and way of life that existed before you got here.
    So…
    No, I WON’T pack my bags and leave because unlike transplants, I never had a desire to leave.

  • Raleigh Born

    *Yawn*…You can almost hear the rattling of a mousy little brain to mine out some big words learned at Brown or Baldwin or Vassar or whatever. Hey, you missed one: Xenophobic. I probably used a few of those words myself in my college thesis…
    And no, it’s not North vs. South. We’ve dealt with carpetbaggers for a long time, so, we definitely lost that war a long time ago. We’ve learned to live with your faults and intrinsic need to be a critic.
    But that’s not the point. This is about transplants (from…pick a state or country) who insist that this region is what it is because of them. Unless you were forced to move here for a job , spouse’s job, etc., you moved here because of the wonderful way of life that we already had. So your “creating the new culture and way of life” argument is moot; you came here because of the culture and way of life that existed before you got here.
    So…
    No, I WON’T pack my bags and leave because unlike transplants, I never had a desire to leave.

  • Judy

    Trader Joe’s in CA is fine. In VA it is not. I have shopped there for 4 years and have come to some conclusions: Forget their cheese. It molds way before the ecpiration date. I would NEVER eat their Sushi. Lunch meats have mold sometimes before their expiration date, also. A lot of their own stuff just does not taste that great. Sorry.

  • Judy

    Trader Joe’s in CA is fine. In VA it is not. I have shopped there for 4 years and have come to some conclusions: Forget their cheese. It molds way before the ecpiration date. I would NEVER eat their Sushi. Lunch meats have mold sometimes before their expiration date, also. A lot of their own stuff just does not taste that great. Sorry.

  • Sunny

    Tried to go to the Cary store on Saturday – big mistake! It was packed. 10 lines open, each at least 10 deep with customers with full carts. I turned around and walked out, drove back to Raleigh. Latest rumor is that when the new part of North Hills opens across Six Forks that Harris Teeter is going to move over there to a bigger store with more parking. Present HT site would be a great place for Trader Joe’s to expand – although the parking would still be a nightmare!

  • Sunny

    Tried to go to the Cary store on Saturday – big mistake! It was packed. 10 lines open, each at least 10 deep with customers with full carts. I turned around and walked out, drove back to Raleigh. Latest rumor is that when the new part of North Hills opens across Six Forks that Harris Teeter is going to move over there to a bigger store with more parking. Present HT site would be a great place for Trader Joe’s to expand – although the parking would still be a nightmare!

  • Lattegato

    Not to stir the fire on the Trader Joe’s debate that Dana started last year, but just thought I’d give all our TRADER JOE’S FANS an update: The OLD Southern Seasons store in Chapel Hill closed, and then Earth Fare opened for about a year and a half, and just the other week, it was announce it would close and will re-open as a TRADER JOE’s no later than this fall!!! How does this affect Raleigh? Well, the OTHER Earth Fare is in BRIER CREEK and is constantly EMPTY. People on the inside are saying that the company is going to give the Brier Creek Earth Fare another year to see if it can settle into its groove and find its customers, but if it doesn’t…..guess who is interested in moving in???

  • Lattegato

    Not to stir the fire on the Trader Joe’s debate that Dana started last year, but just thought I’d give all our TRADER JOE’S FANS an update: The OLD Southern Seasons store in Chapel Hill closed, and then Earth Fare opened for about a year and a half, and just the other week, it was announce it would close and will re-open as a TRADER JOE’s no later than this fall!!! How does this affect Raleigh? Well, the OTHER Earth Fare is in BRIER CREEK and is constantly EMPTY. People on the inside are saying that the company is going to give the Brier Creek Earth Fare another year to see if it can settle into its groove and find its customers, but if it doesn’t…..guess who is interested in moving in???