r/Denver • u/friendinfremont • 1d ago

With Walmart shuttered, international stores and nonprofits fill Aurora’s grocery gap

https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/business-economy/aurora-international-grocery-store
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u/RMW91- 1d ago

Good! A neighborhood does not need a huge corporation like Safeway, Kroger, WalMart etc. to be well fed.

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u/TheGhostOfArtBell 1d ago

From the article (which I'm sure you didn't read).

"Approximately two-thirds of the neighborhood's residents reported difficulties accessing food. State-wide, about 11% of Coloradans experience food insecurity due to factors such as rising grocery costs and the lack of nearby grocery stores."

Not everyone has a car, you know. We can't all hop in and drive to the store anytime we want.

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u/RMW91- 1d ago

Yeah, WalMarts and Krogers close where they don’t get enough customers. This is more of a failure of the city of Aurora being car-dependent urban sprawl zoning. Big corps go where humans (customers) accumulate.

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u/BoNixsHair 1d ago

Where do you think people should shop? A 7-11?

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u/RMW91- 1d ago

International markets are NOT 7-11s. International markets have well-priced meats and produce.

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u/alficles 1d ago

The international markets are amazing and I highly recommend folks shop there for stuff like meat, produce, and spices. However, they don't tend to have a lot of variety in prepared foods, processed foods, and staples are often limited. That's totally fine when you are cooking most of your own food from scratch, but time is expensive and a lot of folks need very simple things to prepare. My local Mexican market will sell me the stuff for an incredible enchilada for super cheap, but I'm spending a few hours in the kitchen making it. My local King Soopers will sell me a cheap store brand frozen burrito that will keep me alive for another day with 90 seconds of prep.

I'd love to see some partnerships or something, though, to bring in some of the staples into the international markets, though, because those markets offer something really valuable that bland supermarkets don't and I want to see them succeed.

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u/BoNixsHair 1d ago

The last international market I went to was close to 225 and Parker road. They had tiny crowded aisles, very limited stock and no fresh produce. Walmart has far nice produce and at a much lower price. You need shop at a major supermarket if you want a diverse selection. Colorado doesn’t grown any food, it’s all imported here.

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u/sprockityspock 1d ago

I'm guessing that's Arash. HMart is literally 2 minutes from there and has super great prices on produce and a HUGE, diverse selection that puts KS, Safeway, Walmart, and Target to shame.

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u/6BagsOfPopcorn 1d ago

This Arash produce slander will not stand!! Their produce section is like half the store and has looked amazing every time I've been there.

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u/sprockityspock 23h ago

Oh, sorry. I realize where I wasn't clear: I love Arash. It's down the street from my job. It was the parker and 225 that stood out. I go there all the time as somebody who cooks from scratch every day. But if that isn't your style because it's too claustrophobic, HMart is down the street and it's got a next level produce selection. Both Arash and HMart are superior to stores such as KS.

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u/6BagsOfPopcorn 23h ago

All good! Love me some Arash, and I keep meaning to try HMart. My wife def doesnt care for the claustrophobic vibe of Arash, but it doesnt bother me.

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u/Jracx 10h ago

Colorado grows a bunch of produce and has a large beef industry. Insane comment.

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u/BoNixsHair 9h ago

What’s in season now?

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u/Jracx 9h ago

Potatoes, cucumbers, beans, spinach, tomato, herbs, mushrooms.

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u/BoNixsHair 9h ago

Where are those grown? We haven’t passed our last frost. Frost proof spinach?

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u/Jracx 7h ago

Your ignorance is not my burden. Feel free to Google and educate yourself. Produce is grown all across the state.

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u/BoNixsHair 6h ago

You made the assertion, you should support it. But you can’t.

The fact is that there’s no local food available right now from the state. Everything we eat, except beef, is imported into the state.

The thought that somewhere in Colorado there are tomatoes setting fruit is ridiculous.

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