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I love how Miami is often left out of discussions & polls about the South when it would be competitive.
Did you read the first post in the thread? It is assumed that Miami is top dog for this, which is why it was left out.
Even so, if Miami was included, it wouldn't be long before someone would say "Miami isn't the South" and we'd get into that whole discussion again. It's probably already headed there anyway since some have mentioned DC and Baltimore.
Dallas has long had a large reputation as a shopping mecca, and IME has always lived up to it.
Absolutely. Northpark is one of the best shopping centers in the country, hands down. Also, Highland Park Village is amazing as well. Dallas has always had a strong history as a fashion center, and it shows throughout the city.
And I'm saying this as a former resident of Atlanta, which is no slouch due to its location, but I give credit where credit is due.
Dallas is the south. Its not the desert southwest. But it not southeastern southern either.
Yes, I consider Dallas a southern - not a southeastern - city, but a lot of people do not for whatever reasons they have. It's in the Western South, and I respect it as such.
Absolutely. Northpark is one of the best shopping centers in the country, hands down. Also, Highland Park Village is amazing as well. Dallas has always had a strong history as a fashion center, and it shows throughout the city.
And I'm saying this as a former resident of Atlanta, which is no slouch due to its location, but I give credit where credit is due.
You’d say Dallas is ahead of Atlanta with the addition of shops buckhead Atlanta? I’m not being defensive, just genuinely curious because I do plan on visiting the new Dallas. Does it Out compete Atlanta in options or style of shopping venues?
Here is shops buckhead Atlanta (still streets of buckhead in my mind) partially completed:
Absolutely. Northpark is one of the best shopping centers in the country, hands down. Also, Highland Park Village is amazing as well. Dallas has always had a strong history as a fashion center, and it shows throughout the city.
And I'm saying this as a former resident of Atlanta, which is no slouch due to its location, but I give credit where credit is due.
I agree. Dallas wins for me due to the volume of stores and boutiques. The shopping environment is better because it is easier to get around and parking is available. I also feel like you don't have to be extra to go shopping in Dallas.
You’d say Dallas is ahead of Atlanta with the addition of shops buckhead Atlanta? I’m not being defensive, just genuinely curious because I do plan on visiting the new Dallas. Does it Out compete Atlanta in options or style of shopping venues?
Here is shops buckhead Atlanta (still streets of buckhead in my mind) partially completed:
I sure do, because Dallas's history and reputation as a center for fashion retailing has been long cemented. I already said Atlanta is no slouch, so adding Buckhead Atlanta, while a great thing means that Atlanta is merely catching up with what Dallas has to offer, which vastly outpaces Atlanta in terms of boutiques and shopping centers...and Buckhead Atlanta had to deal with a lot of retailers and restaurants closing over the last year. Partially due to overall nationwide trends of people not shopping in malls like they used to, but the limited appeal of luxury shopping can be detrimental to a center such as Buckhead Atlanta, which primarily caters to luxury retail. Plunking down a southern version of Rodeo Drive in the middle of the community targeting people who often go out of town to NYC or London to shop wasn't the best idea in the world, but maybe the owners of the center are in it for the long-term. Also, quiet as its kept, Atlanta doesn't have enough wealth to sustain these types of centers compared to Dallas, DC, Houston, Miami, or LA/NYC. There are vast pockets of wealth there, but not to the degree of those cities.
I sure do, because Dallas's history and reputation as a center for fashion retailing has been long cemented. I already said Atlanta is no slouch, so adding Buckhead Atlanta, while a great thing means that Atlanta is merely catching up with what Dallas has to offer, which vastly outpaces Atlanta in terms of boutiques and shopping centers...and Buckhead Atlanta had to deal with a lot of retailers and restaurants closing over the last year. Partially due to overall nationwide trends of people not shopping in malls like they used to, but the limited appeal of luxury shopping can be detrimental to a center such as Buckhead Atlanta, which primarily caters to luxury retail. Plunking down a southern version of Rodeo Drive in the middle of the community targeting people who often go out of town to NYC or London to shop wasn't the best idea in the world, but maybe the owners of the center are in it for the long-term. Also, quiet as its kept, Atlanta doesn't have enough wealth to sustain these types of centers compared to Dallas, DC, Houston, Miami, or LA/NYC. There are vast pockets of wealth there, but not to the degree of those cities.
Interesting. Thanks for explaining that. I don’t know that I would say Atlanta doesn’t having the buying power to sustain what Dallas, DC and Houston can sustain. Even granting that more wealthy people live in these areas, I’m not sure this says anything about the market for the stores. Atlanta dominates the region. North Floridians, Alabamans, South Carolina and so on. DC, Dallas and Houston, while having moderately higher inner metro wealth, share their market with other large shoppping centers... or at least that’s what I intuit off the top of my head.
I do see Dallas is building this midtown project, which looks very nice.
Interesting. Thanks for explaining that. I don’t know that I would say Atlanta doesn’t having the buying power to sustain what Dallas, DC and Houston can sustain. Even granting that more wealthy people live in these areas, I’m not sure this says anything about the market for the stores. Atlanta dominates the region. North Floridians, Alabamans, South Carolina and so on. DC, Dallas and Houston, while having moderately higher inner metro wealth, share their market with other large shoppping centers... or at least that’s what I intuit off the top of my head.
I was going to say something similar. Atlanta draws more heavily from the overall region than the other cities mentioned so it would be a combination of residents and visitors that would sustain the high-end shopping market there.
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