i want my yuppie junk food!

Since specialization is the order of the day, a blog about Trader Joe's.  Perhaps the author will answer the question of how TJ's could be in the Boston market for a decade (perhaps longer), have markets from Hadley to Hyannis, and expand into Connecticut, without opening a single store in Rhode Island.  Don't they realize how food-crazed Rhode Island is?  Do they not know that crowds pack into the main Whole Foods store on the East Side, making parking there near impossible?  Can they not know that they would totally eat WF's lunch?  Well, maybe not the latter, but they'd do very well.  If it's a matter of dealing with pesky state regulations, open a store in Attleboro or Seekonk, right across the border.  There's plenty of commerical space along the main drags there.  And they would make a killing.

I'm actually over most of TJ's food products, as much as I enjoyed them when I had more steady access.  The lemon verbena soap they sell is a necessity, though.  How long must we suffer?