the fact that it doesn't have grocery stores convenient grocery stores, that it does not have convenient. i -- i mean -- >> can i make a correction to that. it does. saveway is right in the area. >> three blocks. >> three blocks away. >> because -- for me public transportation, i mean i can just imagine what it is for an elder person relying on public transportation to take them back and for the across town and something that is within walking distance. >> that will be different, though, once the legislation is enacted in terms of -- of access to -- to a -- you know a pharmaceutical because -- if this legislation is enacted then saferway will no longer be able to sell pharmaceuticals. it would be back to a --, a walgreen's or a -- or a independent drugstore. >> okay, thank you. >> what about -- what about some kind of financial ceiling on gross receipts? like -- stores that are not under a certain amount of money could be exempt. trying to think of something that is more general, no the just you. i don't know if that is possible. >> director -- do you have any -- >> well, chris did resea

>> we're more of a grocery store. if you wanted to go to the store and pick up a pack of cigarettes, a bottle of wine, groceries, you're not going to buy the cigarettes somewhere else and then come to me, you're going to go to the one place you can get everything. right now, cigarettes make up about 8% of my business in the store. that seems high, but the cost of cigarettes are pretty high. you can buy a loaf of bread, half gallon of milk and box of cereal for the same price as a pack of cigarettes. it does sound high, but if you factor in what people are buying when they do buy the tobacco, it's huge. and ever since we got our exemption, you know, we've taken down almost all the cigarette advertising in the store. i mean, i do have at the front counter a few shelves where you can see. my other register, you can't even see the cigarettes unless you ask for them. i'm even open to keeping cigarettes under the counter where no one sees them. i'm open for anything. my pharmacy pretty much is running as a non-profitable ph

>> i'd like to say that right now there is a grocery store. it's inadequate in its current capacity. the redevelopment agency, in conjunction with our current sitting supervisor sophie maxwell, have worked out a deal to expand that footprint and turn it into a kroger. that's going to be a major impact on on what goes on in our district because we will have a full service grocery store. fresh and easy is going to be a wonderful complement to that store because it will give us those fresh fruits and vegetables that we're looking for, but in addition, the community gardens are going on right now all overbay view hunter's point, are providing a lot of what we see in some of our schools right now, because even the food bank that's located in district 10 draws from those. so what i'm saying is that we have some of these resources available. all we need to do now is correct the way they're configured. and that's going to happen with the expansion of food co. >> ms. smith? >> thank you. diane wesley smith. we don't have enough. we don't have enough in

>> i'd like to say that right now there is a grocery store. it's inadequate in its current capacity. the redevelopment agency, in conjunction with our current sitting supervisor sophie maxwell, have worked out a deal to expand that footprint and turn it into a kroger. that's going to be a major impact on on what goes on in our district because we will have a full service grocery store. fresh and easy is going to be a wonderful complement to that store because it will give us those fresh fruits and vegetables that we're looking for, but in addition, the community

i can't believe we're talking about a grocery store opening. there were people standing in line at 7:00 this morning. they have been standing in line all day long and this is one of those upscale you can buy anything you want to in kind of grocery stores and prince george's is just thrilled to get a piece of it. this is how thrilled, barely a place to park your car in the parking lot. >> the best cheese in all italy! >> reporter: once you get inside chaos, so packed and you can hardly move, but ask and they will tell you to know wegmans is to love wegmans. >> i live in northwest d.c. and we don't have a wegmans. i've driven up to hunt valley. i love wegmans. >> i would go all the way out to the route 28 wegmans. >> i love wegmans. i was born in rochester, new york, and i know wegmans well, the best place to go. it really is. >> reporter: you get the picture. wegmans is well aware of its customer loyalty and the county's image as an african american community that's had difficulty attracting upscale retail, but they say given the site, location,

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target's expanding it's grocery operations to get people in to buy more than just groceries. and the wal-mart will emphasize groceries. >> very attractive prices right now. >> reporter: but says grocery expert reynolds with it's hundreds of california stores, safeway is always ready to do battle. >> it will guarantee that they have a continued large share of the business. >> there are 40,000 items in our stores and we have more than 2, 2,000 organic items. i think our goal is to make sure we carry things our customers want. >> reporter: that includes jamba juices and banks. >> things that make people's lives a lot easier for that one stop shop with the lowest possible price. >> reporter: safeway will open five new stores in the next year alone. >>> when it comes to grocery shopping, it's not the only one. surveys show consumers are buying more natural and organic foods every year. >>> some people who use smart phones, tablets or those notebook computers with wifi connections could soon see a boost in speed. sprint already offers a 4g network and verizon plans to offer 4g by t

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