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I'm speaking more of less "hood stores" and more legit ones. Call me naive, but I think Greenville with the surrounding population base could house "better" stores. I'm not talking about Saks (obviously) or anything on that level. But the Abercrombie (if that is still a popular store) and the like. J. Crew etc.
I really think we could, but we rather have that crap that is currently in there, scaring everyone away.
Other than the one large vacant department store (old Steve and Barry's), I think the mall is doing better than it was 4 or 5 years ago. I agree though, you'd think the likes of Abercrombie and Hollister would be in the mall.
DAE think we could support those mid to (lower) upper stores? There are 30k+PCC students who want those things, plus the middle/upper class who wants those type stores. Isn't the mall managed by an outside group? IIRC the/a mall in Myrtle Beach had the same type logos. We need to break that lease (if we can) and find something better.
I know we can't support some stores, but I refuse to believe we can't do better. That "lot" across from the Exchange/Landing would be perfect for a new better mall.
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I know we can't support some stores, but I refuse to believe we can't do better. That "lot" across from the Exchange/Landing would be perfect for a new better mall.
You have to give Greenville time. These are extremely trying times for CRE (commercial real estate). I don't think there are many (if any, I couldn't find any on Google) malls under construction in the United States at this time.
The trend in malls lately has been to build exactly what Greenville has at Galleria 11. Larger stand alone stores all grouped together. I know it seems kinda strange but this is actually how it used to be done before they started putting roofs on top.
Greenville's demographics aren't the best in the world either. A small population coupled with below average incomes and a high unemployment and poverty rate doesn't exactly get the people at Macy's all excited.
Ironically, there is an article in the Reflector about the mall tenants shifting. Apparently Lane Bryant and Gap are leaving the mall and being replaced by other stores.
Wonder if those two stores, along with Kirklands, will end up at 11 Galleria.
did the story say anything else?
& with these tenants shifting and leaving something must be planned for new tenants.
the recession is pretty much over (economic wise) so those stores shouldn't take too much time to fill.
in my opinion they should demolish the old steve and berry's and rebuild that part of the mall into a open center with 2 story shops, very similar to how it is at the triangle town center where barnes and nobles is, & some othee stores around that area. The only reason why I say that is because recession or not it will be hard to find a anchor to fill that space.
they seriously need to re-do the wing by the men belk too, it's pathetic..
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