Love the people who shop at HT. I can afford anything I want but I like to get the best bang for my buck. I enjoy having my wallet full of cash while you folks spend your money on expensive items you can get cheaper somewhere else. House and 3 cars are paid for and no credit card debt.

Publix is a wonderful store and I hope that they come to NC I go to Florida in the winter and I just love this store. They have such fresh fruits and vegetables and you never need to ask for anything. The meats are always fresh and their pies are to die for. The one thing that I miss when we return from Florida is this supermarket. I hope they do come to NC. A little competition does not hurt.

Nooooo please I don't want to lose my HT!!!

We have 3 sub par grocery stores where I live. I usually have to go to all 3 to get everything on my list. I make the 30 min trip to Harris Teeter about 2-3 times a month to get all the higher quality stuff that my local stores do not carry. I can only hope that whoever buys them doesn't turn them into another Food Lion, Walmart etc.

"H T has the absolute BEST customer service. I'm willing to pay a little more for that, and avoid the "Walmartiians" at the same time! Rat Rod"

TOTALLY AGREE!!!

The reason Walmart has lower prices is that they force companies to take less for their products or be bounced off the shelf.

That is not the real reason they have such low prices. They do expect to pay less, as they are the largest retailer in the world, but the same thing happens at Target, Home Depot, Best Buy and all of the other mega retailers. Its the vendors choice to agree or not. Walmart is the most efficient company in the world on getting the product from "the rail car to your car"...their distribution network is studied by many other companies as an ideal to strive for. There's only so cheap you can buy a product, the difference is how much does it cost you to handle it to get it out the door.

Supermarkets come and go. I have seen a lot coming then going - Winn Dixie, Bi-Lo, Safeway, Colonial, A&P, etc. Publix is a good store. It is headquarted in Lakeland, Fl and has done nothing but grow and make large profits.

Publix is the only chain that makes logical sense. They've already expanded into the Charlotte market with the Rock Hill, SC store and are building in south Charlotte. Have one on deck for Cary and another in Raleigh. They buy HT, then they buy trucks and distribution warehouses. That moves them directly into North Carolina with resources and existing store structures.

The Publix stores I've been to in Mt. Pleasant, SC and Augusta, GA have been incredible. Clean, top notch service, prices are good. I'd welcome Publix with open arms to this area in replacement of Harris Teeter.

I highly doubt though that Publix would take over each HT store though simply due to the fact that many HT stores are the original style (ie Western Blvd & Glenwood Village) and wouldnt fit the size requirement that a Publix would want/need. I could see those going to Food Lion or Lowes Foods.

Whatever the case, it'll be interesting to see what all happens with this deal going forward.

People who complain about HT jacking prices up on BOGO sales need to realize that pretty much every grocery store does the same thing.

"For all of you commenting that HT is too expensive, go to the other grocery stores. No one is MAKING you shop there. "

--Um, I think that's why we ARE shopping at other grocery store, and they're looking to sell.

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