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Old 06-18-2009, 12:36 PM
 
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I just found this out a moment ago. Major retailers in Detroit are headed out of there. This is getting scary. Detroit has been on the decline for decades, starting with the layoffs from GM and Ford. Now things are getting worse. Detroit must work out a plan to revamp itself.
Article:retailers-head-for-exits-in-detroit.html: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance (http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/107206/retailers-head-for-exits-in-detroit.html?mod=family-autos - broken link)

My view: Jobs, things, people are leaving. Something needs to be done to create new businesses from the inside out.
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Old 06-18-2009, 05:14 PM
 
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You just found this out months ago? You have got to be kidding me! Major retailers have been leaving Detroit for decades. According to their online store locators, the following major retailers don't have a single location within Detroit city limits:

Barnes and Noble:
Barnes & Noble - Store and Event Locator

Target:
Target : Store Locator : Search Results

Borders:
Store Locator - Borders - Books, Music and Movies

The Gap:
Shop clothes for women, men, maternity, baby, and kids | Gap

Eddie Bauer:
Store Locator and Hours : Services : Customer Service : Eddie Bauer

H&M:
H&M - Store Locator

Old Navy:
Women's & Men's Clothes: Plus Size, Maternity, Baby & Kid's Clothing | Old Navy

Costco:
Find a Costco warehouse

Wal-Mart:
Walmart.com - Store Finder Results

Sam's Club:
Find a Sam's Club Search Results (http://www2.samsclub.com/clublocator/club_listing.aspx?mySearch=citystate&myCity=detroi t&myState=MI - broken link)

Lowes:
Lowe's Stores Search Results

Meijer:
Meijer: Store Locator

Eddie Bauer:
Store Locator and Hours : Services : Customer Service : Eddie Bauer

AMC Theaters:
AMC Theatres (http://www.amctheatres.com/amctheatres/user-controller/search?doSearch=true&postalCode=&searchType=market &market=63 - broken link)

Sears:
Craftsman Tools, Fitness Equipment, Kenmore Appliances, Lawn & Garden - Sears.com

Macys:
Our Stores - Store Locations & Hours - Store Locations & Hours - Macy's

Even Chipotle, a fast food chain, has no locations within city limits:
Chipotle: Restaurants near detroit, mi

There are many others of course. That is just a sampling.
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Old 06-18-2009, 05:27 PM
 
Location: lifelong Detroiter transplanted to Milwaukee
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This isn't really new. There haven't been any major grocery stores in the city limits for many years. Starbucks had to scale back and close down a lot of its stores (nationwide) a few years ago. Borders is also having problems nationwide that will likely lead to widespread store closures.
I think the article is sensationalizing things.
Detroit is bad off, but the lack of a grocery store is not evidence of things getting worse.
(Also, Chipotle only opened up a location in my neck of the woods about two years ago, so it's not too surprising they have no Detroit location yet).
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Old 06-18-2009, 10:03 PM
 
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Lady: Aldi has two chain stores in Detroit and one in Highland Park, MI. Other than Aldi, no other chains are in Detroit.

Aldi locations in the City of Detroit:
* 14708 Mack Avenue
* 15415 Gratiot Avenue

Aldi Highland Park: 15001 Woodward Avenue

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Originally Posted by ladyblue09 View Post
This isn't really new. There haven't been any major grocery stores in the city limits for many years. Starbucks had to scale back and close down a lot of its stores (nationwide) a few years ago. Borders is also having problems nationwide that will likely lead to widespread store closures.
I think the article is sensationalizing things.
Detroit is bad off, but the lack of a grocery store is not evidence of things getting worse.
(Also, Chipotle only opened up a location in my neck of the woods about two years ago, so it's not too surprising they have no Detroit location yet).
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Old 06-18-2009, 10:57 PM
 
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I remember when it was big news that Detroit was getting a Farmer Jacks after decades without a major grocery chain.

It's hard on someone like me who wants Detroit to thrive but struggles to imagine myself living in a city of 900,000 people that can't even support a book store.
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Old 06-19-2009, 03:22 AM
 
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The Borders in downtown Detroit wasn't even a full-size store. It was only about 8000 square feet, roughly 1/3 the size of an average Borders store. And even it eventually closed.
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Old 06-19-2009, 04:31 AM
 
Location: Portland, Maine
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There is a Barnes and Noble at Wayne State University in the city:
Welcome to Wayne State University*Bookstore
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Old 06-19-2009, 11:38 AM
 
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Originally Posted by Jimmy_Two_Times View Post
You just found this out months ago? You have got to be kidding me! Major retailers have been leaving Detroit for decades. According to their online store locators, the following major retailers don't have a single location within Detroit city limits:

Barnes and Noble:
Barnes & Noble - Store and Event Locator

Target:
Target : Store Locator : Search Results

Borders:
Store Locator - Borders - Books, Music and Movies

The Gap:
Shop clothes for women, men, maternity, baby, and kids | Gap

Eddie Bauer:
Store Locator and Hours : Services : Customer Service : Eddie Bauer

H&M:
H&M - Store Locator

Old Navy:
Women's & Men's Clothes: Plus Size, Maternity, Baby & Kid's Clothing | Old Navy

Costco:
Find a Costco warehouse

Wal-Mart:
Walmart.com - Store Finder Results

Sam's Club:
Find a Sam's Club Search Results (http://www2.samsclub.com/clublocator/club_listing.aspx?mySearch=citystate&myCity=detroi t&myState=MI - broken link)

Lowes:
Lowe's Stores Search Results

Meijer:
Meijer: Store Locator

Eddie Bauer:
Store Locator and Hours : Services : Customer Service : Eddie Bauer

AMC Theaters:
AMC Theatres (http://www.amctheatres.com/amctheatres/user-controller/search?doSearch=true&postalCode=&searchType=market &market=63 - broken link)

Sears:
Craftsman Tools, Fitness Equipment, Kenmore Appliances, Lawn & Garden - Sears.com

Macys:
Our Stores - Store Locations & Hours - Store Locations & Hours - Macy's

Even Chipotle, a fast food chain, has no locations within city limits:
Chipotle: Restaurants near detroit, mi

There are many others of course. That is just a sampling.
I only found this out about a minute before I posted this thread.
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Old 06-24-2009, 03:38 PM
 
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Speaking of Farmer Jack, I found some goodies.

In 1998: Wayne County Store Locations

Farmer Jack had these Detroit stores:
* 9800 East 8 Mile
* 2411 Central
* 700 Chene
* 9731 Harper
* 19195 Livernois
* 8000 West Outer Drive
* 20361 Plymouth
* 8665 Rosa Park Boulevard
* 500 East Warren

It also had:
* Hamtramck: 9023 Joseph Campau
* Highland Park: 14100 Woodward (Model T Plaza)

By June 2001: Wayne County Store Locations

In Detroit:
* One new store, 19150 Telegraph was open
* Chene, Livernois, West Outer, Rosa Parks, and Warren remained open
* East 8 Mile, Central, Harper, and Plymouth had closed

Hamtramck and Highland Park remained open.
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Old 07-09-2009, 12:00 PM
 
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Speaking of Farmer Jack, I found some goodies.

In 1998: Wayne County Store Locations

Farmer Jack had these Detroit stores:
* 9800 East 8 Mile
* 2411 Central
* 700 Chene
* 9731 Harper
* 19195 Livernois
* 8000 West Outer Drive
* 20361 Plymouth
* 8665 Rosa Park Boulevard
* 500 East Warren

It also had:
* Hamtramck: 9023 Joseph Campau
* Highland Park: 14100 Woodward (Model T Plaza)

By June 2001: Wayne County Store Locations

In Detroit:
* One new store, 19150 Telegraph was open
* Chene, Livernois, West Outer, Rosa Parks, and Warren remained open
* East 8 Mile, Central, Harper, and Plymouth had closed

Hamtramck and Highland Park remained open.
This is why I say new businesses need to be created.
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