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Old 09-13-2009, 09:47 AM
 
Location: Wayward Pines,ID
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Target is considered upscale shopping in Palmdale and Victorville.

... and it's pronounced "TARJAY"
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Old 09-13-2009, 05:18 PM
 
Location: Way on the outskirts of LA LA land.
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Why does Chico, Merced, Woodland, Hanford, Yuba City, Palmdale, Victorville, and Eureka not have a Macy's?

Why isn't there a Macy's in their malls? What is their area lacking that can't get them a Macy's?

Quite often, you will find that a nearby city has one, so they don't need to saturate their market. In the cases of those areas you mentioned, here are some nearby places that have them:

Woodland and Yuba City are both less than 50 miles from Sacramento, which has three stores, and several more in neighboring communities. Since Yuba City (and a few others you mentioned) is fairly small (<50,000 population), it probably doesn't have much demand for one.

Merced is about 40 miles from Modesto, which has a store, and about 55 miles from Fresno, which has two. Hanford is only about 35 miles from Fresno.

Palmdale is only about 32 miles from Santa Clarita, and Victorville is only about 35 miles from San Bernardino.

Most of the communities you mentioned are small bedroom communities of other larger cities, most of which have a Macy's store. Eureka and Chico seem to be the exceptions. Many of these communities are fairly small, and don't have the necessary population to support a Macy's store in addition to all the other department stores they have.
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Old 09-14-2009, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Northern Colorado
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Can San Luis Obispo get a Macy's? Aren't Macy's usually in downtowns or affluent suburban areas?
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Old 09-14-2009, 04:30 PM
 
Location: RSM
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Can San Luis Obispo get a Macy's? Aren't Macy's usually in downtowns or affluent suburban areas?
SLO is still in the sticks more or less. Does it have the population density in the nearby area to support it? Probably not. Same reason you don't see a Nordstrom's in these same places
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Old 09-14-2009, 05:06 PM
 
Location: Northern Colorado
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SLO is still in the sticks more or less. Does it have the population density in the nearby area to support it? Probably not. Same reason you don't see a Nordstrom's in these same places
I still don't get how El Centro got a Macy's though. We have the same amount of population, and maybe even more. I know SLO has been trying to get a Macy's, but once the Dalidio Ranch Marketplace project failed we never got it. I heard rumors we might get a Macy's one day in downtown. 3-4 yrs down the line.
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Old 09-14-2009, 05:15 PM
 
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I still don't get how El Centro got a Macy's though. We have the same amount of population, and maybe even more. I know SLO has been trying to get a Macy's, but once the Dalidio Ranch Marketplace project failed we never got it. I heard rumors we might get a Macy's one day in downtown. 3-4 yrs down the line.
Have you ever considered converting to a religion other than Macyism? It just doesn't seem to jibe with your geographic boundaries of nirvana.
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Old 09-14-2009, 05:22 PM
 
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In the case of Eureka, not enough people--there are only about 25,000 people there and another 15,000 in Arcata. It is considered a "micropolitan" area--less than 50,000, not enough to count as a metropolitan service area.

In the case of Woodland or Yuba City, they are both too small and cities that have Macy's are within relatively easy driving distance (Sacramento has several Macy's stores.)
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Old 09-14-2009, 06:00 PM
 
Location: Northern Colorado
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In the case of Eureka, not enough people--there are only about 25,000 people there and another 15,000 in Arcata. It is considered a "micropolitan" area--less than 50,000, not enough to count as a metropolitan service area.

In the case of Woodland or Yuba City, they are both too small and cities that have Macy's are within relatively easy driving distance (Sacramento has several Macy's stores.)
Fortuna (11,000)+Eureka (26,000)+Arcata (17,000)=54,000 population. so im guessing it might change to a metropolitan statistical area.
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Old 09-14-2009, 06:06 PM
 
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I still don't get how El Centro got a Macy's though.
Mexicali with 1 million people is only 30 minutes south of El Centro. So cross-border shopping trips add to the market.
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Old 09-14-2009, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Northern Colorado
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what about Monterey? How did Monterey get a Macy's? There is one in Salinas.

Is Macy's popular because it's an actual clothing department store?

Macy's, Nordstrom's, Bloomingdale's, Lord and Taylor, Neiman Marcus, Dillard's=clothing department stores
Target, Walmart, K-Mart=discount department stores
Sear's, JcPenney's, Kohl's, Burlington Coat Factory, Ross, Fashion Bug, Old Navy, TJ'Maxx, Marshall's=off price clothing stores?

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