Target is coming to downtown Seattle (Sammamish: home, shops, move)

[MichaelinWA]

Target buys space for retail store downtown | Seattle Times

As someone who works downtown, I'm glad to see it.

[Wet Dog]

Target is almost as bad as Wal-Mart, IMO. I'm really sorry to hear this.

[SonicsFan93]

Originally Posted by Wet Dog

Target is almost as bad as Wal-Mart, IMO. I'm really sorry to hear this.

Would you prefer a big empty building? Because those are the options. Like I always say, a bustling downtown is a happy downtown.

[Citislicker]

I prefer a happy/bustling downtown. I just don't want to see smaller shops shut down due to competition.

[JesseJB]

In this case, I think it will not be a problem. It might actually act as a magnet to keep people browsing in the area.

[70Ford]

Originally Posted by Wet Dog

Target is almost as bad as Wal-Mart, IMO. I'm really sorry to hear this.

I agree. THe less diversity and shopping choices you have, the better.

I think one store in the USA, preferably in Wisconsin should suffice. Perhaps we could make the store Wisconsin-sized. Yes, that would be acceptable. You could have the Burrough of Sweatpants for instance. Walk the Street of Savings and enjoy the Township of Tupperware.

[MichaelinWA]

And I disagree. The other poster didn't define "bad," especially in comparison to an empty building, but I sure don't see the argument, if you want to call it that.

Target - a downsized version, I might add - will fill a void for downtown residents, workers, and tourists. There really aren't many alternatives there for a lot of the stuff Target sells, like home electronics, among many other examples. So I don't see how "diversity and shopping choices" are harmed; it's not the same situation as when Target and Wal-Mart move in and hurt small-town merchants. My guess is that the Louis Vuitton store nearby won't lose a lot of sleep about this.

But for those who don't like Target and consider it inherently "evil," there is an easy solution for you. Just don't go.

Originally Posted by 70Ford

I agree. THe less diversity and shopping choices you have, the better.

I think one store in the USA, preferably in Wisconsin should suffice. Perhaps we could make the store Wisconsin-sized. Yes, that would be acceptable. You could have the Burrough of Sweatpants for instance. Walk the Street of Savings and enjoy the Township of Tupperware.

[70Ford]

Originally Posted by MichaelinWA

And I disagree. The other poster didn't define "bad," especially in comparison to an empty building, but I sure don't see the argument, if you want to call it that.

Target - a downsized version, I might add - will fill a void for downtown residents, workers, and tourists. There really aren't many alternatives there for a lot of the stuff Target sells, like home electronics, among many other examples. So I don't see how "diversity and shopping choices" are harmed; it's not the same situation as when Target and Wal-Mart move in and hurt small-town merchants. My guess is that the Louis Vuitton store nearby won't lose a lot of sleep about this.

But for those who don't like Target and consider it inherently "evil," there is an easy solution for you. Just don't go.

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THere's a Target about 10 miinutes from us in Sammamish. We shop there all the time. Although, Fred Meyers is closer. I do prefer Tagret over Wal-Mart. It just seems brighter. Wal-mart has more fishing stuff, though.

You didn't seriously think I wanted a store the size of Winsconsin, did you? Rhode Island sized is good enough.

[Ira500]

A city should have stores that reflect it's population. Seattle is not only made up of people who make 200,000 dollars per year and shop at Louis Vuitton, but also people who patronize such lowbrow shops as Target. I like Target. I am a lowbrow shopper. Too bad you have go east of the International District to shop at Goodwill.
Also, for years and years and years, there was a JC Penney store less than a block away from where the Target is going in. I used to go downtown on a daily basis. I would have loved a Target store there.

[seattlerain]

Originally Posted by Ira500

A city should have stores that reflect it's population. Seattle is not only made up of people who make 200,000 dollars per year and shop at Louis Vuitton, but also people who patronize such lowbrow shops as Target. I like Target. I am a lowbrow shopper. Too bad you have go east of the International District to shop at Goodwill.
Also, for years and years and years, there was a JC Penney store less than a block away from where the Target is going in. I used to go downtown on a daily basis. I would have loved a Target store there.

My mother worked in the appliance section of the Penney's store downtown for many years.

Remember the Woolworth's store on 3rd Ave, another "lowbrow" place...but they had the best lunch counter!