WINCO FOODS PULLS THE PLUG ON MERCED STORE

This is what our Merced Mayor spoke about in the (I am Merced) event today at the Merced theater located at 301 West Main street. “Winco Foods made a decision to open a new store in Merced. They did a detailed market research and the store was projected to do very well.

The final step of their due diligence was to talk to Merced residents on the street without disclosing their identity as a prospective new store. They asked Merced residents whether Merced was a good place to start a business.

Without exception, each Mercedian stated that it was a horrible place to do business and that they would caution any business from coming to Merced. This was a red flag to them so they pulled the plug on the Merced location.

Our words matter and the way that we carry ourselves matters. Let’s elevate the way that we speak about our home. Merced is a city on the rise and it’s our time said the Mayor. I see Merced as the leader in the Central Valley when it comes to job opportunities, quality affordable housing, good roads, and a high quality of life.

We have the opportunity to hit the ball out of the park on all of these fronts. The work will be hard, but we can do hard things, And it will all be worth it. The way that we speak about ourselves can be constructive or destructive. We control our own destiny and we can do hard things when we work together.

Our city is made up of the sum of many small parts. Groups that work together for change, families that stick together through thick and thin, and individuals that defy the odds and do great things. Be the change that you want to see in Merced. Be courageous and step outside of your comfort zone. Show courageous leadership and don’t wait for someone to invite you.

You’ve heard of some of the great things that are occurring in our city and a vision for the future. I shared that Merced has been good to me, but Merced isn’t about the mayor. It is about each of you. Each of you have a story and each of you have something to contribute.

We’ve covered a lot of ground this morning in terms of updates and next steps, but my real hope for today’s program is that there is someone sitting in this theatre or watching this being streamed online who feels inspired to do something.

You all came here for a reason. Think about that reason. If it was because you want to be informed then I hope this has been helpful. But if it is because you want to be informed and you want to do something to improve our city then I hope you will act on it. #IAMMERCED is all of us working together to make Merced the best city it can be, because we are proud of Merced.

If you heard something this morning that inspired you to give back to your neighborhood or our city or redouble your current efforts, Act on it. Don’t wait. Don’t wait for others to invite you. Consider this your official invitation from the mayor. If you want to get more involved, but don’t know how, go to iammerced.com for ideas. Local resident, Joseph Baker, put together this site for today’s event and will be updating it going forward with additional opportunities.

It is our time Merced. Thank you all very much for coming here today.”

5 thoughts on “WINCO FOODS PULLS THE PLUG ON MERCED STORE

  1. Heidi Springer July 29, 2018 at 6:37 PM

    Merced needs new stores like Burlington Marshalls ect. No more tire shops and grocery stores.

    1. Anna December 19, 2018 at 1:13 PM

      Yes, I fully agee with less groceries but I endorse more higher end comertial and social life entities. I am resining in Merced since 2018. One dacade was for me enough to establish my strong and the undeniable opinion about provisional character of the town.
      The city needs to seriously persue the awesome, recent trends in redefine itself, via well grounded, tengible project transforming the face and the merit of the place into the higher end city. The blue prints for projects appear fully justify for
      It will attract newcomers and new bissinesses. It will also validate and suit rising academic profile of Merced. Respectively, all of above mentioned, will slowly make a town matching the standards seen elsewhere.
      We need thoughtful designers, and intelligent decision makers. We need public endorsement
      All the effort will be successful by city persevirence and hard work.

      Sincerely,
      Anna Solak-Sarkar.

  2. Tom Bolo September 9, 2019 at 3:12 PM

    Merced IS a horrible place to do business. It IS a horrible place to live as well, unless you happen to be a college kid. Rampant crime, overpriced rentals, drugs and gangs, lack of services and slowly turning into Tijuana. Lived here 50+ years and the last 25 have been garbage. This used to be such a nice area. Now it’s a pit you have to escape from. That’s why WinCo got the responses they did. They asked actual people, not city leaders or businesses .

    1. Bob September 12, 2019 at 3:25 PM

      Tom, you sound like a real jerk. I was born and raised here and am proud to be a Mercedian. I hate driving to Fresno or Modesto for choices in clothing or dining. Merced is a great community and we that live here need to support our city and look to it’s growth as a good thing that will benefit us all.

  3. Sandra September 11, 2019 at 9:48 AM

    I think the person who talked about merced sounds prejudice!!!!! If he’s lived here so long and hates it why not leave merced. I’ve lived here for 50 yrs if parts of merced is garbage why doesn’t the community get together and clean it up. I think winco would be perfect for merced more jobs , we do need more grocerie stores. Merced community worries so much about the south side why not worry about the west side. There is alot of homeless here but the community is to worried about them being on the south side so they throw them on the wezt side. Merced community should world about the whole town not just parts of merced. I’ve lived here forever and wouldn’t have it any other way.

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