If Wal-Mart includes fresh produce and deli/food to go sections like Tesco in the UK, they will have a winning model. The area around the University of Texas could use a shop like this. The only grocery store available by foot in the area is a small, expensive shop opened by The Co-op. Even Wheatsville is too far to go if you live in the apartments west of Guadalupe. HEB is at Hancock Center, a couple of miles away.
Walgreens should convert their stores into Wal-Greens, add fresh fruit and vegetables and healthy take out options. That company already has great real estate in many neighborhoods. Here’s an article about the food oasis stores that Walgreens has opened.
