Ron Newman ([personal profile] ron_newman) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2009-12-17 07:41 am

What will become of the Ball Square White Hen Pantry?

7-Eleven buys New England Pantry

I don't think this is good news for our neighborhood convenience store and deli: "The company anticipates that stores operating under the White Hen Pantry brand will begin converting to stores to the 7-Eleven brand in 2010."

[identity profile] smacaski.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 04:14 pm (UTC)(link)
The workers are nice, and I don't want them to suffer, either. Still, I'd prefer not to have two 7-11s within a 5-minute walk of each other, and would especially prefer to have a locally-owned store in there that can more or less maintain the current selections. If the White Hen stays and switches to a 7-11, I think it's far more likely that their food options will degrade to match 7-11's junk food stock.

[identity profile] plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't want a 7-11 either. But no matter what, we need a store that sells some food and basics (toothpaste, TP, etc). I miss the CVS we used to have. I just hope it doesn't sit empty or or become a burrito joint.

[identity profile] josephineave.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a decent walk to a burrito place from Ball Square.

[identity profile] plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com 2009-12-17 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a short enough walk that I DO NOT WANT another one in place of my White Hen!