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- 0:00Giant
- 0:00Food
- 0:01introduced
- 0:02a
- 0:02first
- 0:02of
- 0:02its
- 0:02kind
- 0:03community
- 0:03space,
- 0:03according
- 0:04to
- 0:04Grocery
- 0:04Dive,
- 0:05the
- 0:05Giant
- 0:05food
- 0:06store
- 0:06located
- 0:06on
- 0:06Alabama
- 0:07Avenue
- 0:07southeast
- 0:08in
- 0:08Ward
- 0:088
- 0:09of
- 0:09Washington,
- 0:10D.C.
- 0:10a
- 0:11food
- 0:11desert
- 0:11in
- 0:11part
- 0:12because
- 0:12of
- 0:12its
- 0:12lack
- 0:12of
- 0:13supermarkets,
- 0:13According
- 0:14to
- 0:14the
- 0:14D.C.
- 0:14policy
- 0:15center,
- 0:15they
- 0:16reintroduced
- 0:17a
- 0:17Healthy
- 0:17Living
- 0:18center
- 0:18during
- 0:18its
- 0:19grand
- 0:19reopening
- 0:19event
- 0:20on
- 0:20December
- 0:2010,
- 0:212024.
- 0:22The
- 0:22multipurpose
- 0:23center,
- 0:24located
- 0:24to
- 0:24the
- 0:24left
- 0:24of
- 0:24the
- 0:25store's
- 0:25front
- 0:25entrance,
- 0:26provides
- 0:26health
- 0:27and
- 0:27wellness
- 0:27information
- 0:27and
- 0:28programming
- 0:28to
- 0:29the
- 0:29greater
- 0:29D.C.
- 0:30area.
- 0:30The
- 0:31healthy
- 0:31Healthy
- 0:31Living
- 0:32center
- 0:32is
- 0:32also
- 0:32prepared
- 0:33to
- 0:33offer
- 0:33an
- 0:33array
- 0:34of
- 0:34programs,
- 0:34including
- 0:34financial
- 0:35literacy,
- 0:36yoga
- 0:36classes,
- 0:36nutrition
- 0:37education
- 0:38and
- 0:38board
- 0:38meetings
- 0:39for
- 0:39nonprofits,
- 0:40jefferson
- 0:40said,
- 0:41noting
- 0:41that
- 0:41the
- 0:42space
- 0:42is
- 0:42free
- 0:43to
- 0:43use.
- 0:44Chris,
- 0:44are
- 0:44you
- 0:44pro
- 0:45or
- 0:45con
- 0:45retailers
- 0:46setting
- 0:46aside
- 0:46space
- 0:47in
- 0:47their
- 0:47stores
- 0:47for
- 0:47things
- 0:47like
- 0:48community
- 0:48spaces
- 0:49the
- 0:50floor?
- 0:51Not
- 0:52at
- 0:52all
- 0:52and
- 0:52not
- 0:53at
- 0:53all.
- 0:53In
- 0:53fact,
- 0:53I'm
- 0:54going
- 0:54to
- 0:54start
- 0:542025
- 0:54here
- 0:55off
- 0:55on
- 0:55a
- 0:55mini
- 0:55rant.
- 0:55I
- 0:56don't
- 0:56think
- 0:56I'm
- 0:56going
- 0:56to
- 0:56go
- 0:56full
- 0:56Walton
- 0:57rant,
- 0:57but
- 0:57I'm
- 0:57going
- 0:57to.
- 0:57Go,
- 0:58oh
- 0:58boy,
- 0:58let's
- 0:58hear
- 0:59it.
- 0:59Let's
- 0:59hear
- 0:59it.
- 1:00I
- 1:01actually
- 1:01loathe
- 1:02these
- 1:02ideas.
- 1:03And
- 1:03as
- 1:03soon
- 1:03as
- 1:03I
- 1:03hear
- 1:04yoga
- 1:04classes
- 1:05in
- 1:05any
- 1:05announcement
- 1:05and
- 1:06I'm
- 1:06out
- 1:06like,
- 1:07I'm
- 1:07out
- 1:07like,
- 1:08like
- 1:08Cartman
- 1:09from
- 1:09South
- 1:09Park.
- 1:10You
- 1:10know,
- 1:10yoga
- 1:10is
- 1:11code
- 1:11for
- 1:11or
- 1:11Namaste
- 1:12is
- 1:12code
- 1:12for
- 1:12I
- 1:12have
- 1:13anxiety.
- 1:13You
- 1:13know
- 1:13this.
- 1:14That's
- 1:14how
- 1:14I
- 1:14feel
- 1:14about
- 1:15this
- 1:15headline.
- 1:16And
- 1:16the
- 1:17reason
- 1:17being
- 1:18these
- 1:18community
- 1:18spaces.
- 1:19One,
- 1:19they're
- 1:19just
- 1:19really
- 1:20hard
- 1:20to
- 1:20program
- 1:21year
- 1:21round.
- 1:22Two,
- 1:22they
- 1:23don't
- 1:23bring
- 1:23in
- 1:23any
- 1:23additional
- 1:24revenue,
- 1:24so
- 1:24it's
- 1:25a
- 1:25complete
- 1:25waste
- 1:25of
- 1:26space.
- 1:26They
- 1:27generally
- 1:27don't
- 1:27draw
- 1:28any
- 1:28incremental
- 1:29traffic,
- 1:29which
- 1:29is
- 1:29why
- 1:30they
- 1:30end
- 1:30up
- 1:30being
- 1:30unused
- 1:31or
- 1:31just
- 1:31unprogrammed
- 1:32for
- 1:32the
- 1:32most
- 1:33part.
- 1:33We've
- 1:33seen
- 1:33them
- 1:34come
- 1:34and
- 1:34go
- 1:35as
- 1:35ideas
- 1:35in
- 1:35various
- 1:36forms
- 1:36of
- 1:36our
- 1:37eight
- 1:37years
- 1:37of
- 1:37doing
- 1:38Omni
- 1:38Talk.
- 1:39And
- 1:39I
- 1:39hate
- 1:39to
- 1:40say
- 1:40it,
- 1:40but
- 1:40you
- 1:40know
- 1:40what
- 1:40we
- 1:41never
- 1:41hear
- 1:41about?
- 1:42We
- 1:42never
- 1:42hear
- 1:42about
- 1:43the
- 1:43second
- 1:43community
- 1:44center
- 1:44at
- 1:45another
- 1:45store
- 1:46rolling
- 1:46out
- 1:46based
- 1:46on
- 1:46the
- 1:47success
- 1:47of
- 1:47the
- 1:47first
- 1:47one.
- 1:47I
- 1:48tried
- 1:49to
- 1:49think
- 1:49about
- 1:49that.
- 1:50Of
- 1:51all
- 1:51the
- 1:51times
- 1:51we've
- 1:51heard
- 1:51about
- 1:52similar
- 1:52ideas,
- 1:53I
- 1:53can't
- 1:53think
- 1:53of
- 1:54one
- 1:54happening.
- 1:55So
- 1:55I
- 1:55don't
- 1:55know.
- 1:56But
- 1:56you
- 1:56know,
- 1:57take
- 1:57me,
- 1:58get
- 1:58me
- 1:58off
- 1:58the
- 1:58ledge
- 1:59and
- 1:59tell
- 1:59me
- 1:59where
- 1:59I'm
- 1:59right.
- 2:00Tell
- 2:00me
- 2:00where
- 2:00I'm
- 2:00wrong.
- 2:01I
- 2:01don't
- 2:01know.
- 2:01I
- 2:01just.
- 2:02I
- 2:02just
- 2:02don't
- 2:02like
- 2:02this
- 2:02idea.
- 2:03I
- 2:03think
- 2:03it's
- 2:03silly.
- 2:04I
- 2:04think
- 2:04that
- 2:04the
- 2:05points
- 2:05you
- 2:05bring
- 2:05up
- 2:05are
- 2:06valid.
- 2:07The
- 2:07key
- 2:08thing
- 2:08here,
- 2:08I
- 2:09think,
- 2:09is
- 2:09to,
- 2:10for,
- 2:10at
- 2:10least
- 2:10for
- 2:11me,
- 2:11as
- 2:11I
- 2:11was
- 2:11considering
- 2:12this,
- 2:12is
- 2:13like,
- 2:13do
- 2:13we
- 2:13need
- 2:14to
- 2:14think
- 2:14specifically
- 2:14about
- 2:15the
- 2:15Location
- 2:15of
- 2:15these
- 2:16spaces
- 2:16versus
- 2:17just
- 2:17like
- 2:17broader,
- 2:18like
- 2:18rolling
- 2:19this
- 2:19out
- 2:19to
- 2:19every
- 2:20Giant
- 2:20food
- 2:20location
- 2:21in
- 2:21the
- 2:21country.
- 2:21Like,
- 2:22that
- 2:22does
- 2:22not
- 2:23make
- 2:23sense
- 2:23to
- 2:23me.
- 2:24But
- 2:24they're
- 2:25in
- 2:25a
- 2:25food
- 2:25desert.
- 2:26You
- 2:26know,
- 2:26it's
- 2:26not
- 2:27necessarily
- 2:27like,
- 2:28you
- 2:28know,
- 2:28$100
- 2:29a
- 2:29square
- 2:29foot
- 2:30prime
- 2:30retail
- 2:30location.
- 2:31I
- 2:32think
- 2:32that
- 2:33I
- 2:33agree
- 2:34with
- 2:34you
- 2:34in
- 2:34that,
- 2:35like,
- 2:35this
- 2:35space
- 2:36being
- 2:36free
- 2:36to
- 2:36use
- 2:37and,
- 2:37and
- 2:38no
- 2:38programing
- 2:38around
- 2:39it,
- 2:39like
- 2:40that
- 2:40could
- 2:40be
- 2:40a
- 2:40problem.
- 2:41Like,
- 2:41you
- 2:41and
- 2:41I
- 2:41have
- 2:42seen
- 2:42those
- 2:42spaces
- 2:42fail.
- 2:43You're
- 2:43absolutely
- 2:44correct.
- 2:45But
- 2:45I
- 2:45do
- 2:46think,
- 2:46like,
- 2:46if
- 2:46you
- 2:46look
- 2:47closely
- 2:47at
- 2:47like
- 2:47what
- 2:47Walmart's
- 2:48been
- 2:48doing
- 2:48with
- 2:49health
- 2:49hubs
- 2:49in
- 2:49the
- 2:49spaces,
- 2:50like
- 2:50trying
- 2:51to
- 2:51figure
- 2:51out,
- 2:51like,
- 2:52I
- 2:52would
- 2:52be
- 2:52focusing
- 2:52more
- 2:53if
- 2:53I
- 2:53was
- 2:53Giant
- 2:53on
- 2:53like,
- 2:54how
- 2:54do
- 2:54you
- 2:54utilize.
- 2:55It
- 2:55was
- 2:55used
- 2:55as
- 2:56like
- 2:56a
- 2:56COVID
- 2:56testing
- 2:57center.
- 2:57Like,
- 2:57how
- 2:57do
- 2:58you
- 2:58figure
- 2:58out
- 2:59how
- 2:59to
- 2:59make
- 2:59this
- 2:59a
- 3:00place
- 3:00where.
- 3:01If
- 3:01I
- 3:01live
- 3:01in
- 3:01a
- 3:02food
- 3:02desert,
- 3:03I
- 3:03may
- 3:04not
- 3:04be
- 3:04going
- 3:04to
- 3:04Giant.
- 3:05I
- 3:05might
- 3:05be
- 3:05just
- 3:06going
- 3:06to
- 3:06my
- 3:06local
- 3:07bodega
- 3:07or
- 3:07whatever
- 3:08I
- 3:08can
- 3:08get
- 3:08my
- 3:08hands
- 3:08on.
- 3:09But
- 3:09if
- 3:09I
- 3:09can
- 3:09go
- 3:10there
- 3:10and
- 3:10meet
- 3:10a
- 3:10friend
- 3:10for
- 3:11coffee,
- 3:11I
- 3:11can
- 3:12do,
- 3:12you
- 3:12know,
- 3:12I
- 3:13can
- 3:13get
- 3:13a
- 3:13mammogram
- 3:14like
- 3:14Walmart
- 3:14was
- 3:15offering
- 3:15or,
- 3:15you
- 3:15know,
- 3:16even
- 3:16even
- 3:17get
- 3:17a
- 3:17flu
- 3:17shot
- 3:17or
- 3:17something
- 3:18like
- 3:18that.
- 3:18Like,
- 3:18that's
- 3:19different
- 3:19though.
- 3:19Like,
- 3:19that's,
- 3:20that's.
- 3:20Yeah,
- 3:20that's
- 3:21different
- 3:21though.
- 3:21That's
- 3:21why
- 3:22I
- 3:22put
- 3:22that
- 3:22in
- 3:22different
- 3:22bucket.
- 3:23Yeah,
- 3:23there's
- 3:23revenue
- 3:24with
- 3:24that
- 3:24stuff.
- 3:25Right.
- 3:25Well,
- 3:25and
- 3:26I
- 3:26even
- 3:27think
- 3:27that,
- 3:27you
- 3:27know,
- 3:28you
- 3:29know,
- 3:29you
- 3:29could
- 3:29still
- 3:30argue
- 3:30that
- 3:31if
- 3:31I,
- 3:31that
- 3:31I
- 3:32wouldn't
- 3:32have
- 3:32gone
- 3:32to
- 3:33Giant
- 3:33unless
- 3:33I
- 3:33could
- 3:34accomplish
- 3:34more
- 3:34than
- 3:34one
- 3:35thing
- 3:35in
- 3:35one
- 3:36space.
- 3:37And
- 3:37that
- 3:37does
- 3:38bring
- 3:38in
- 3:38an
- 3:38incremental
- 3:39revenue.
- 3:39Not
- 3:39for
- 3:39that
- 3:40specific,
- 3:40you
- 3:41know,
- 3:41square
- 3:41footage
- 3:41of
- 3:42the
- 3:42community
- 3:42space.
- 3:42But
- 3:42it
- 3:43does
- 3:43bring.
- 3:43Bring
- 3:43somebody
- 3:44into
- 3:44a
- 3:44Giant,
- 3:45which
- 3:46if
- 3:46I'm
- 3:46carrying
- 3:46on
- 3:47on
- 3:47this
- 3:47thread,
- 3:48could
- 3:48potentially
- 3:48put
- 3:49them
- 3:49in
- 3:49a
- 3:49stronger
- 3:50position
- 3:50once
- 3:51the
- 3:51dollar
- 3:51store
- 3:52sectors
- 3:52continue
- 3:53to
- 3:53start
- 3:53to
- 3:53add
- 3:53things
- 3:53like
- 3:54produce
- 3:54and
- 3:54start
- 3:55to
- 3:55like,
- 3:55kind
- 3:55of
- 3:55take
- 3:56up
- 3:56and,
- 3:57you
- 3:57know,
- 3:57everybody's
- 3:57trying
- 3:57to
- 3:58fight
- 3:58this
- 3:58food
- 3:58desert
- 3:59problem.
- 4:00You
- 4:00know,
- 4:00could
- 4:00that
- 4:01still
- 4:01position
- 4:02Giant
- 4:02is
- 4:02like,
- 4:02well,
- 4:02I
- 4:03can,
- 4:03you
- 4:03know,
- 4:04I
- 4:04could
- 4:04do
- 4:04a
- 4:04yoga
- 4:05class
- 4:05there.
- 4:05I
- 4:06don't
- 4:06like
- 4:06the
- 4:06yoga
- 4:06example,
- 4:07but
- 4:07I
- 4:07could
- 4:08do
- 4:08something.
- 4:08Yeah,
- 4:08right.
- 4:09I
- 4:09could
- 4:10accomplish
- 4:10more
- 4:10things.
- 4:11I
- 4:11think
- 4:11you're
- 4:11a
- 4:11little
- 4:11harsh
- 4:11on
- 4:12the
- 4:12whole
- 4:12yoga
- 4:12thing.
- 4:13Be
- 4:13like,
- 4:13I
- 4:13think
- 4:13you
- 4:14went
- 4:14too
- 4:14far
- 4:14on
- 4:14yoga.
- 4:15I
- 4:15love
- 4:15yoga,
- 4:15so
- 4:16I
- 4:16will,
- 4:16you
- 4:16know,
- 4:17I'll
- 4:17fight
- 4:17you
- 4:17to
- 4:17the
- 4:17death
- 4:18on
- 4:18that
- 4:18one.
- 4:18You're
- 4:18gonna
- 4:18take
- 4:18yoga
- 4:19at
- 4:19the
- 4:19Giant
- 4:19grocery
- 4:20store.
- 4:20That's
- 4:20where
- 4:20you
- 4:20get
- 4:21to
- 4:21yoga.
- 4:21Yoga
- 4:22at
- 4:22the
- 4:22Gian
- 4:22grocery
- 4:23store.
- 4:24Some
- 4:24people
- 4:24might,
- 4:24I
- 4:25don't
- 4:25know.
- 4:25I,
- 4:26I
- 4:26think
- 4:26there
- 4:27has
- 4:27to
- 4:27be
- 4:27some
- 4:27considerations
- 4:28made
- 4:29though
- 4:29for
- 4:30the
- 4:30locations
- 4:31of
- 4:31these
- 4:31spaces.
- 4:32No,
- 4:32it
- 4:32is
- 4:33not
- 4:33an
- 4:33application
- 4:34I'd
- 4:34roll
- 4:34out,
- 4:34you
- 4:35know,
- 4:35chain
- 4:35wide
- 4:36across
- 4:36my
- 4:36whole
- 4:37region.
- 4:37But
- 4:38I
- 4:38think
- 4:38in
- 4:38some
- 4:38of
- 4:39these
- 4:39locations
- 4:39there,
- 4:40the
- 4:40store
- 4:41is
- 4:41the
- 4:41community
- 4:42for
- 4:42that
- 4:42space.
- 4:43And
- 4:43so
- 4:43I
- 4:44think
- 4:44that
- 4:44there's,
- 4:44there's
- 4:45testing.
- 4:45Okay.
- 4:46Okay.
- 4:47So
- 4:47I
- 4:47want
- 4:47to
- 4:47take
- 4:47this
- 4:47argument,
- 4:48I
- 4:48want
- 4:48to
- 4:48spin
- 4:49it
- 4:49a
- 4:49little
- 4:49bit.
- 4:49So
- 4:49like,
- 4:50here's
- 4:50the
- 4:50thing,
- 4:50here's
- 4:51the
- 4:51thing.
- 4:51Like,
- 4:51I
- 4:51actually,
- 4:52I
- 4:52agree
- 4:52with
- 4:52you.
- 4:52Like
- 4:52the
- 4:53locations
- 4:53of
- 4:53these
- 4:53types
- 4:54of
- 4:54ideas
- 4:54matter.
- 4:55But
- 4:55my
- 4:55question,
- 4:55my
- 4:56question
- 4:56comes
- 4:56down
- 4:56to
- 4:56this.
- 4:57How
- 4:57are
- 4:57you
- 4:57in
- 4:57a
- 4:57food
- 4:57desert
- 4:58if
- 4:58this
- 4:58is
- 4:58inside
- 4:59a
- 4:59grocery
- 4:59store?
- 5:00Like,
- 5:01so
- 5:01if
- 5:01this
- 5:01is
- 5:02a
- 5:02great
- 5:02idea
- 5:03for
- 5:03the
- 5:03community,
- 5:04why
- 5:04don't
- 5:04you
- 5:04just
- 5:04put
- 5:05it
- 5:05in
- 5:05the
- 5:05community
- 5:06where
- 5:06everyone
- 5:06can,
- 5:07you
- 5:07know,
- 5:07learn
- 5:08from
- 5:08it
- 5:08and
- 5:08benefit
- 5:08from
- 5:09it
- 5:09like
- 5:09a
- 5:09community
- 5:10center
- 5:11is
- 5:11traditionally
- 5:12done
- 5:12versus
- 5:13making
- 5:13this
- 5:13something
- 5:14that
- 5:14a
- 5:14grocery
- 5:14store
- 5:15is
- 5:15doing
- 5:15and
- 5:16won't
- 5:16end
- 5:16up
- 5:17putting
- 5:17the
- 5:17effort
- 5:18towards
- 5:18it
- 5:18because
- 5:18they're
- 5:19not
- 5:19going
- 5:19to
- 5:19get
- 5:19the
- 5:19payoff
- 5:20in
- 5:20the
- 5:20long
- 5:20run
- 5:20because
- 5:21it's
- 5:21going
- 5:21to
- 5:21end
- 5:21up
- 5:22not
- 5:22being
- 5:22programmed
- 5:22and
- 5:23not
- 5:23being
- 5:23vacant
- 5:23so
- 5:23that
- 5:24it
- 5:24doesn't
- 5:25feel
- 5:25like
- 5:25some
- 5:25more
- 5:26food
- 5:26in
- 5:26there
- 5:27store
- 5:27should
- 5:27be
- 5:27owning.
- 5:28Yes,
- 5:28it
- 5:28seems
- 5:29like
- 5:29make
- 5:29more
- 5:29food
- 5:30accessible
- 5:30and
- 5:31available
- 5:31to
- 5:31people
- 5:31and
- 5:32easier
- 5:32to
- 5:32get
- 5:33and
- 5:33draw
- 5:33them
- 5:34in
- 5:34that
- 5:34way.
- 5:35I
- 5:35don't
- 5:35know.
- 5:35You
- 5:36also,
- 5:36I
- 5:36mean,
- 5:36I
- 5:36just,
- 5:37I
- 5:37think
- 5:37there's
- 5:37more,
- 5:38there's
- 5:39more
- 5:39to
- 5:39it
- 5:40than
- 5:40that.
- 5:40I
- 5:40mean,
- 5:40there's
- 5:41tax
- 5:41credits,
- 5:41there's
- 5:42things
- 5:42that,
- 5:42you
- 5:43know,
- 5:43like,
- 5:43I
- 5:43want
- 5:43to.
- 5:43I
- 5:44know
- 5:44this
- 5:44building.
- 5:45Like,
- 5:45I
- 5:45think
- 5:45that
- 5:46again,
- 5:46like
- 5:47in.
- 5:47There'S
- 5:48murals
- 5:48and
- 5:49we
- 5:49didn't
- 5:49even
- 5:49talk
- 5:49about
- 5:50that.
- 5:50There's
- 5:50a
- 5:50mural
- 5:50designed
- 5:51by
- 5:51an
- 5:51Emmy
- 5:51award
- 5:52winner,
- 5:52which
- 5:52I
- 5:52was
- 5:52like
- 5:53the
- 5:53award
- 5:53winner
- 5:54designing
- 5:54a
- 5:54mural.
- 5:54But
- 5:54anyway,
- 5:57I
- 5:57got
- 5:58laughing
- 5:58on
- 5:58that
- 5:59one.
- 5:59I
- 5:59don't
- 5:59know.
- 5:59Yeah,
- 6:00so.
- 6:00So
- 6:00I
- 6:01don't
- 6:01know.
- 6:01I
- 6:01don't
- 6:01think
- 6:01I
- 6:01got
- 6:02convinced
- 6:02by
- 6:02the
- 6:02argument,
- 6:03but
- 6:03it
- 6:03was
- 6:03a
- 6:03very
- 6:03fun
- 6:04discussion.
- 6:04Very
- 6:05fun
- 6:05discussion.