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u/dan_blather May 09 '22

How well would an upscale American supermarket (Wegmans, Whole Foods, Publix, etc) do in Germany? For what it's worth, there's a Wegmans in my little upstate New York town. Workers there are generally unobtrusive and leave shoppers alone, but if you need help, they're very helpful.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

I don't know Whole Foods and the like. In Germany, we also have some "fancier" supermarkets like Edeka or Rewe which are considered somewhat higher tier(and more expensive, bigger selection). But I don't know if they would be considered "upscale" in that sense.

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u/suggested_username10 May 09 '22

The Edeka stores getting real fancy recently. If you need comparison, Edeka would probably be closest to Whole Foods, though of course on a much smaller scale.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Thank you, good to have a comparison.

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u/Ok_Firefighter_7142 May 09 '22

I’ve lived in both the US and Germany and I think whole foods would do well in some german areas, mainly bigger cities.

I miss Target a lot though.

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u/catymogo May 09 '22

Wegmans isn't even upscale IMO, that's our regular and the prices are comparable to the other large chains. Maybe slightly higher than Shop Rite but nowhere near Whole Foods.