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Old 01-08-2015, 10:25 AM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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It's amazing.... how much "stuff" there is. I wonder how these retailers keep their doors open with so much competition? Must be the low property cost/taxes and cheap labor? Even with all the tourists we seem over-saturated. No shortage of Walmarts, that's for sure.

The Valley= American consumer culture at its best...

I like all the choices-but it takes a lot of self-restraint not to blow your money on needless crap here.
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Old 01-08-2015, 10:54 AM
 
Location: prescott az
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Well when its 110 degrees out and you are sick of being in the house, what else is there to do??? Ha !
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Old 01-08-2015, 11:01 AM
 
Location: Inside the 101
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Maybe it doesn't. An awful lot of retail space is vacant right now.
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Old 01-08-2015, 11:17 AM
 
Location: Leaving, California
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I like all the choices-but it takes a lot of self-restraint not to blow your money on needless crap here.
I compulsively threw five bucks at the screen when I saw your post, but it didn't stick. Now I need to go spend it on plastic stuff somewhere.

Wal-Mart, you say? Hm. I need a new Hello Kitty toothbrush holder...
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Old 01-08-2015, 11:20 AM
 
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Honestly, regarding retail, the Valley is no different than other places I've lived. YMV.
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Old 01-08-2015, 11:22 AM
 
Location: Tempe, AZ
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If you want to blow your money on needless crap get an Amazon Prime account and drink a few beers.
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Old 01-08-2015, 11:24 AM
 
Location: Arizona
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Not any different from the rest of the US. The entire country is over retailed. I just read yesterday that 20% of shopping malls are failing.
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Old 01-08-2015, 02:21 PM
 
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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It's amazing.... how much "stuff" there is. I wonder how these retailers keep their doors open with so much competition? Must be the low property cost/taxes and cheap labor? Even with all the tourists we seem over-saturated. No shortage of Walmarts, that's for sure.

The Valley= American consumer culture at its best...

I like all the choices-but it takes a lot of self-restraint not to blow your money on needless crap here.
The question is "How does the U.S. support so much retail?" Our illustrious leaders have carefully guided us from an economy based on producing goods to one of consuming goods. Like junkies we now live off a steady diet of cheap Chinese crap sold at discount stores to keep our consumer based society humming. Oh, well enough of this talk, I think I will go watch a DVD (or something) now.
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Old 01-08-2015, 05:26 PM
 
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This is an urban area of 4.1 million people. People need stores to get stuff. There is plenty of vacant commercial space all over the place. There are strip malls that sit vacant, vacant storefronts, etc. It would be interesting to see the Valley's commercial vacancy rate. I bet it is 30-40 percent.
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Old 01-08-2015, 05:34 PM
 
Location: Metro Phoenix, AZ USA
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You could ask this question about any large metro area anywhere in the country. Not a Phoenix area specific topic.
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