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Old 11-05-2010, 12:10 PM
 
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The parking is like a max of $3. I wish people would get over that lol... and if you're really a stickler you can park for free on the street, but in my experience the hassel of finding a street spot is worse then losing $3 bucks.
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:11 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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What do you think would be a fit for the vacant fronts down there... I still "believe" in the SSW. Is there anything going on at the former Sharper Image Front?
Nope. Nada.

There's also nothing going on at the two empty clothing stores between Sur La Table and REI.
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:15 PM
 
Location: Knoxville, TN
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The parking is like a max of $3. I wish people would get over that lol... and if you're really a stickler you can park for free on the street, but in my experience the hassel of finding a street spot is worse then losing $3 bucks.
So untrue. The parking is a max of $3 if you get there after 5:30 on weekdays and all day on weekends.

Where does that leave people that want to go for lunch? Or someone who's headed out around 4:30?

I've had way too many instances where I had to park in the garage for my lunch shift and come out having to pay $8 or $10... which is typically half of what I made since no one comes to the SSW for lunch.
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:22 PM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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Is anybody else annoyed at how they orient all of this development towards yuppies?
Yeah, I know what you mean. It seems that whenever a new development springs up it's geared toward yuppies. Not only that, nearly every store is some generic corporate store that already exists somewhere else selling stuff that you could buy much cheaper online. Just doesn't make any sense to me.
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:33 PM
 
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Yeah, I know what you mean. It seems that whenever a new development springs up it's geared toward yuppies. Not only that, nearly every store is some generic corporate store that already exists somewhere else selling stuff that you could buy much cheaper online. Just doesn't make any sense to me.

Doesn't that pretty much explain every store? I don't think Aunt Olga's homemade cuckoo clocks would fare much better?

However, maybe they went a bit too upscale... Maybe some more retail aimed at younger professionals and college kids..

All the stores that have closed are more geared towards the older professional crowd Z Gallerie, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan, Anne Taylor, Benneton (except JB)
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Old 11-05-2010, 12:47 PM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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Doesn't that pretty much explain every store? I don't think Aunt Olga's homemade cuckoo clocks would fare much better?

However, maybe they went a bit too upscale... Maybe some more retail aimed at younger professionals and college kids..

All the stores that have closed are more geared towards the older professional crowd Z Gallerie, Kenneth Cole, Cole Haan, Anne Taylor, Benneton (except JB)
Not really, you can go down the road into the Southside and find all kinds of funky and unique shops and restaurants. Putting in another Qdoba and expensive shoe stores are only going to attract the same exact people that shop at the same type of corporate store sprawls elsewhere.

There's really nothing there appealing to younger crowds except gigantic beers at Hofbrauhaus. What ever happened to the New American Music Union Festival that happened a few years down there? It sold out and brought alot of hipsters to the area but never came back. Those are the types of things they should be encouraged.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_American_Music_Union
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Old 11-05-2010, 01:02 PM
 
Location: North Oakland
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There's also nothing going on at the two empty clothing stores between Sur La Table and REI.
Does anyone know how well Sur La Table is doing? Should I be getting ready for a GOOB sale?
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Old 11-05-2010, 01:03 PM
 
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New developments tend to start with lots of well-established brands because they can better absorb the marketing costs and initial risks of getting people to visit a new place.
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Old 11-05-2010, 04:36 PM
 
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This has nothing to with location and everything to do with the store. B&M bookstores are a [quickly] dying breed.
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Old 11-05-2010, 07:16 PM
 
Location: Pittsburgh area
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This has nothing to with location and everything to do with the store. B&M bookstores are a [quickly] dying breed.
Yeah, true, and a smaller outfit like Joseph-Beth can't keep absorbing losses or still making it while they scramble for new avenues like Barnes and Noble. Borders, I suspect, while definitely also grasping at things, will die sooner, or at least go through a bankruptcy reorg soonish. Although they've seemed to avert that so far.
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