The reason behind the lack of produce and other items at the Fresh and Green's in Hampden is anyone’s guess.
On the outside of the building there’s a sign that reads “Open now. Renovations soon.”
But inside the store, which took over the location from Superfresh this summer, there’s virtually no produce, unstocked shelves and no fresh meat.
The reasons for the lack of items isn’t clear. Management at the store referred Patch to district manager Bill Snyder for comment on the store’s condition.
Snyder was reached by telephone Monday afternoon, but refused to comment on what was happening at the store.
The lack of items in stock has led many readers to giving scathing reviews online at places such as Yelp.
"I came in wanting some items to make a salad with. I go into the veggie section and.... emptiness. I'm not exaggerating here... there was NOTHING stocked on the shelves. No lettuce, no spinach, no cabbage.... they didn't even have the pre-packaged salads either! I don't know if there was a produce display malfunction (in which case they should have had a sign) or if someone just dropped the ball in ordering the items (unacceptable) or what.... but it's kind of a joke that a supermarket calling themselves "Fresh and Green's" doesn't carry any fresh greens."
We have more on the deal here: http://northbaltimore.patch.com/articles/giant-to-buy-hampden-parkville-fresh-and-greens
I hope they find a way to reinvigorate the Rotunda, though. Its formerly slow death is likely going to speed up now that they've lost their biggest anchor tenant. I'd love to see a Trader Joe's where the Giant used to be. It would be a perfect fit for that property. What was a cramped Giant would be a huge, spacious Trader Joes. It might even be too big, but they could always add a coffee bar or something. We’ve seen that two grocery stores can co-exist that closely (especially if they are as dissimilar as TJs and Giant). The Hampden hipsters would love a TJs, and the other tenants in the Rotunda wouldn’t have to worry about the entire building deteriorating from lack of use. If I had the resources, this would be a great development investment.