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Do you all think that a Bass Pro Shop is a goof fit for DC? Being born and raised in the city, it doesn't feel like an outdoorsy type of city. Could that retail space be better used? Is Bass Pro Shop considering an urban style concept? I think cities like Portland and Denver would be the type of city to have a Bass Pro Shop. DC is full of lawyers and lobbyists.
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There are always new concepts and companies to court. According to a schedule prepared for the mayor and members of the council by the D.C. Economic Partnership, the District’s marketing and business development arm, here are some of the more interesting retailers set to meet with D.C. officials:
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– Bass Pro Shop — The closest locations to D.C. are in Hanover, Md. and Ashland, Va. Hecht’s Warehouse on New York Avenue, the Navy Yard Car Barn and Shaw (Parcel 42) are listed as possible locations.
I'm not sure about the new mayor, but Gray is full bore on getting ANY type of retail to relocate here. Remember when everyone was bad mouthing Chick Fil A from coming here? Mayor Gray was all, "lets not get ahead of ourselves..."
Bass Pro shops could emply 10-20 people, which is good that they can pay taxes, etc.
and also I think you go to a Bass Pro shop and it's a big building with a big parking lot around it with big wide open space around, seems kinda weird in a crowded city with buildings and streets and cars and pedestrians all around
DC maybe getting to the point that they want to become a shopping destination so that people from surrounding areas will come to DC and spend money. That would be even more helpful than just their own residents shopping there. I could be wrong, but that is my theory with this.
Nobody in their right mind would open a Bass Pro in D.C. One of their main products is firearms sales. The process for registering a firearm in D.C. is so onerous and time consuming that it takes weeks and even months of repeat visits to MPD. All that hassle will prevent any retailer from selling firearms.
DC is becoming more white every single day. Most are transplants. I don't think its reasonable to assume that these white transplants are no longer interested in camping, hiking, running, fishing, hunting, and watersports just because they moved here.
Nobody in their right mind would open a Bass Pro in D.C. One of their main products is firearms sales. The process for registering a firearm in D.C. is so onerous and time consuming that it takes weeks and even months of repeat visits to MPD. All that hassle will prevent any retailer from selling firearms.
That's one product they sell. It's also one product they probably won't even try to sell in DC. That doesn't mean the rest of their product line won't be attractive to DC customers.
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