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Chriscross, the word I am hearing is that no major supermarket could be found to agree on placing a store at that location.
That raises questions about the proposed deal/lease being offered to potential tenants.
It's pretty simple, really. That is not a "high traffic" area. Major food chains only locate in areas like that. That is nothing against the location. It is fine for a smaller operation like the one Sheetz will be putting in place. You're going to see major food chains on 705, in Sabraton, on US 19 or US 119, and near Interstate exits.
Actually I have changed my attitude towards this concept. The more I think about the concept, the more my ears perk up because this type of small grocery/convenience/fast food would work well on the East End of Charleston which is in desprate need of a grocery store.
I think we will need to wait and see what type of prices the Sheetz location offers before declaring it a model to use in the example of the East End of Charleston. If the prices being offered are inflated like they are in normal convenience stores, like Sheetz, I don't see it as a winner. I think the only way a grocery store survives in the East End of Charleston is to offer competitive prices and be a major chain store.
I initially felt that this was a very odd choice for this location, but I watched the video with the interview of a Sheetz family member, which changed my mind, for now. Louie Sheetz noted that this will be a grocery store, along with their MTO service, and that the level of grocery would be unlike anything that his company currently provides. So, before we see this thing, perhaps we should keep our skepticism while withholding some of the criticism that this will just be a glorified convenience store.
Hope the superette survives.. that place is an institution and a rite of passage for anyone who lives in Sunnyside.
I used to shop there 55 years ago, and the place hasn't changed one bit since then. Unlike the NYC area, where places like that somehow manage to survive as bodegas, in this region if they don't get renovated every 20 years or so they are usually soon history. The fact that this one has lasted as long as it has is a tribute to its relative isolation. Something tells me it will soon be a historical side note.
Wonder how this board will react when Sheetz gets another location where the old armory is. Keep hearing rumors about that once everything is moved out.
Wonder how this board will react when Sheetz gets another location where the old armory is. Keep hearing rumors about that once everything is moved out.
I forgot about that. I'm waiting for the new ballpark to be named Sheetz Stadium.
Wonder how this board will react when Sheetz gets another location where the old armory is. Keep hearing rumors about that once everything is moved out.
That's downright depressing, because I actually remember when that was a new armory. I heard the city has a use for that facility, but am not sure about that.
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