It is ridiculous to say that it doesn't make financial sense on Wal-Mart's part because they have been looking to build a Super-Center on the west side of Schenectady for years. As for Hannaford, I am not sure they will be around in that plaza for very long -- at least that is what I have heard from my sources.
So, it make financial sense to have another supercenter a few miles away from Glenville, which will cut sales in Glenville and put them in a Rotterdam store. NET EFFECT ZERO, but the company will have higher expenses (cost to buy the property on which Staples sits, cost to remodel/expand, should be higher assessment so higher expense in taxes, well, until they would grieve the assessment before a new "grand opening," they DID grieve their assessment in Glenville BEFORE the place opened there).
Hannaford's is a great store ... me and my family do all our grocery shopping there and at Gabriel's.
Some people have a poor memory
Optimists close their eyes and pretend problems are non existent. Better to have open eyes, see the truths, acknowledge the negatives, and speak up for the people rather than the politicos and their rich cronies.
We are advised NOT to judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works.
brick and mortar buildings are going bye-bye...........demolish the building quick and plant some f'en trees already.......
malls/stores etc will be obsolete in the next decade....or maybe some kind of 'back to the future' novelty
They will be diminished in market share, but they will not be going bye-bye... The are some things that people need to touch and feel before they buy it.
The PC was supposed to be dead and buried because of tablets and smartphones... it didn't happen, and it won't for quite some time...
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
that's why malls are becoming more of an entertainment spot. bars...restaurants....game rooms.
a lot of folks buy on-line now.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
that's why malls are becoming more of an entertainment spot. bars...restaurants....game rooms.
a lot of folks buy on-line now.
The malls are doing the social thing (eaterys, etc) as a lure to their retail stores. Online buying will grow, but not completely replace brick and mortar... even with the Hi-tech stuff, people like to touch and feel.. You can't do comparisons of things like cameras, TV's and clothing (there is NO universal sizing standard) online.
"Arguing with liberals is like playing chess with a pigeon; no matter how good I am at chess, the pigeon is just going to knock out the pieces, crap on the board, and strut around like it is victorious." - Author Unknown
The malls are doing the social thing (eaterys, rtc) as a lure to their retail stores. Online buying will grow, but not completely replace brick and mortar... even with the Hi-tech stuff, people like to touch and feel.. You can't do comparisons of things like cameras, TV's and clothing (there is NO universal sizing standard) online.
Agree...and a lot of what happens is people go to B&M to figure out what they want, then shop online for best prices
JUST BECAUSE SISSY SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO...BUT HE THINKS IT DOES!!!!! JUST BECAUSE MC1 SAYS SO DOESN'T MAKE IT SO!!!!!
Agree...and a lot of what happens is people go to B&M to figure out what they want, then shop online for best prices
I think it works both ways. Some go to bricks and mortar to check things out .. then go online for the best price. Others go online to check things out, gather information and prices but then go to the bricks and mortar to purchase. It really depends what is being purchased.
Clothing - I still prefer to try it on and do the actual purchasing in a store. But then, if I bought something that I such as buying a shirt at a B & M store -- say at LLBean -- If I really like it .. I may order the same style shirt in other colors online after that.
Home Furnishing/Home Goods - we went to 4 bricks and mortar stores (all big names locally) to buy furniture, curtains, etc. We bought merchandise at all 4 but also found that other items in a particular "collection" (furniture or curtains & bedding & bathroom accessories)) could not all be purchased at the store. Store A may carry curtains in Manufacturer B's "C- Collection" but the matching bathroom and bedding items may be only available online.
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"For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached and the harvest that is sleeping in the unplowed ground." Lyndon Baines Johnson
I have to laugh at ll the customers for QVC and HSN....they are paying top dollar for the products and think they are getting a deal!
I agree!!!!!!!!!
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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