Daughter and I popped into this 'FreshCo' for a short & quick peak, and shopping stop on the way to…read moreManning Provincial Park a week ago. We had left a few fresh items out of our packing at home, and thought if might be fun to catch a look into one of these new in-the-area supermarkets. A first time peak for each of us.
From what we saw -- and please note: my comments are based on a walkabout that was very quick, and very limited in scope -- it was big, bright, and rather decently laid out. We were there to really only catch a few items of produce and fruit, plus, a loaf of bread, hot dog buns, and such -- so really most of our activity was centered at one end of the store, leaving most of the store quite unseen.
I believe we were both quite shocked at what we thought were rather high prices for the offerings within the produce and fruits section. There were a few items marked down as 'specials', but even those were not especially "special", when compared to what she and I find shopping elsewhere. We ended up only purchasing a couple of large, nice-looking yams (at a good price), a net-bag of several cooking onions, and a large, field cucumber (at just barely-ok prices), and brand-name bread & buns (on special, at rather decent prices). We 'passed' on other fresh produce, and fruit offerings of consideration before we entered, and checked them out for quality and pricing.
I have now seen a little of what a 'FreshCo' supermarket has to offer. My first impression was not "wow, I'm impressed", or a very exciting shopping adventure. As previously stated though, the shopping was very brief, and selective, and I did not get to see much of the whole store, and what the several other unseen departments had to offer.