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    H-Town's upscale grocery competition heats up with Fresh Market entry (see the video)

    Shelby Hodge
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    Jul 17, 2013 | 2:00 pm
    H-Town's upscale grocery competition heats up with Fresh Market entry (see the video)
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    In a flurry of French toast, fragrant flowers and a rainbow array of gleaming produce, Fresh Market opened the doors of its first Texas store, 2617 W. Holcombe Blvd., Wednesday morning to an eager collection of shoppers, media types and the simply curious.

    Since announcing its entry to the Houston market in November, Fresh Market has been promoting its nationwide image as a European style marketplace where the emphasis is on high-quality fresh produce, meats and prepared foods. Not true were the rumors that Fresh Market would carry no paper products or soft drinks. We found both in the up-scale grocery that measures just under 23,000 square feet.

    Drewry Sackett, in from corporate headquarters in Greensboro, N.C., said, "We want to offer our customers one-stop shopping, providing all that they need in our European style market." She added that Fresh Market is geared for "people who love great food and do a lot of entertaining."

    Throughout the store on opening morning, chefs dispensed taste treats of everything from French toast to bacon and sausage to cheeses.

    On this opening morning, strains of Mozart wafted across the colorful vista with sight lines covering the full depth and breadth of the market. Classical music is a tradition throughout Fresh Market's empire that stretches from the east coast, across the south to the Midwest and recently into California. The West Holcombe store is the 135th in the chain.

    The Houston move was unique, according to store manager Blake Atkins. "As we expand across the country . . . it just made sense that we move into Texas and we had the ability to open four stores all at one time which is a little bit unusual for us. But we had four great locations."

    Throughout the store on opening morning, chefs dispensed taste treats of everything from French toast to bacon and sausage to cheeses. Likewise, everything in the prepared foods section was available for tasting — meatballs, rotisserie chicken salad, Greek salad, meatloaf, pizzas, even sushi prepared daily. If only they were giving samples of the lavish desserts prepared in house each day. The sweets were stunningly beautiful and sorely tempting.

    As part of the store's emphasis on freshness, Sackett explained that Fresh Market grinds it own beef each day and what doesn't sell by the end of that day is sold to restaurants or donated to food kitchens.

    Three more Houston locations are scheduled for opening in the coming weeks with 12516 Memorial Dr. launching July 24, the 3745 Westheimer location at River Oaks opening Aug. 7 and the Tanglewood location at 5016 San Felipe set to open Aug. 21. They are located at the sites of previous Rice Epicurean Markets.

    Goodies galore are stacked sky high in the new West University Fresh Market.

    The Fresh Market video tour
      
    Photo by Joel Luks
    Goodies galore are stacked sky high in the new West University Fresh Market.
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    How Texans' income compares to the rest of the U.S. in 2025

    Amber Heckler
    Jun 10, 2025 | 10:30 am
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    Texans aren't quite making the national median income, but they're doing better than people in many other states.

    Hardworking Texans are making less money per year than the national median, a new WalletHub study has revealed.

    The just-released report, "States Where People Have the Highest Income," found Texas workers are making an adjusted median annual income of $73,718, compared to the national median of $81,000 per year.

    The study examined the average annual income of the top five percent, the average income of the bottom 20 percent, and the median income for all residents in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Income was adjusted for the cost of living.

    Although individual Texans are not quite making the national median, the state as a whole ranked 11th for "highest" incomes, moving up one spot from its 2024 ranking. Virginia claimed the No. 1 spot, followed by New Jersey (No. 2) and New York (No. 3). (As a note, the earnings of each state's top five percent were double weighted, meaning they counted twice as much as the median and bottom categories.)

    Based on WalletHub's findings, the top five percent of Texans are making more than $504,000 per year, adjusted for cost of living. Meanwhile, the bottom 20 percent of Texas residents are making only an adjusted $17,461 annually.

    In a major city like Houston, income disparities may appear to be even wider than other Texas cities. Earning a "comfortable" wage in Houston now costs $15,000 more than it did in 2024, and being a middle-class earner means making a minimum of $41,754 a year and as much as $125,274.

    Yet Houston still ranks as one of the wealthiest cities in America with 18 billionaires and about 82,000 millionaires calling the city home. Even Houston's suburbs are attracting more high-earning households than many other U.S. cities.

    "The highest-earning 10 percent of individuals in the United States earn over 12 times more than those in the lowest-earning 10 percent, based on the latest Census data," said WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo. "By measuring the income of various percentiles against a state's median income, we can better identify where income disparities are more prevalent, which could help us better understand why residents of certain states struggle more to make ends meet."

    The top 10 states with residents earning the highest income are:

    • No. 1 – Virginia
    • No. 2 – New Jersey
    • No. 3 – New York
    • No. 4 – Connecticut
    • No. 5 – Washington
    • No. 6 – Utah
    • No. 7 – Minnesota
    • No. 8 – Colorado
    • No. 9 – Illinois
    • No. 10 – Massachusetts
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