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I use that Toyota dealer but that's not the issue.
The issue is that all these high cost items are now available in what used to be a Kmart and Chevy city. Saks Fifth Avenue in Triangle is another bad sign for the middle class.
Supply and demand... If anything it's a positive for the area as Rainman said "K-Mart Suxs".
I use that Toyota dealer but that's not the issue.
The issue is that all these high cost items are now available in what used to be a Kmart and Chevy city. Saks Fifth Avenue in Triangle is another bad sign for the middle class.
So, you're angry that there's more variety? How bizarre.
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I use that Toyota dealer but that's not the issue.
The issue is that all these high cost items are now available in what used to be a Kmart and Chevy city. Saks Fifth Avenue in Triangle is another bad sign for the middle class.
So what, Maserati and Saks are going to force middle-class residents to enter their stores, spend all their money, and become poor? That's not how life works. What's MORE likely is that the presence of higher-dollar anchors in a mall like Saks and Nordstrom will keep the mall from being full of check-cashing places and dollar stores. I've seen that sort of thing happen in every state I've lived in and it's depressing to say the least.
Also, re: Maserati - they're moving further downmarket from where they used to be, with models positioned below the Quattroporte and GranTurismo. That may explain their expansion into NE. (We can discuss Sergio Marchionne's questionable business decisions in the Automotive forum, though...)
So what, Maserati and Saks are going to force middle-class residents to enter their stores, spend all their money, and become poor? That's not how life works. What's MORE likely is that the presence of higher-dollar anchors in a mall like Saks and Nordstrom will keep the mall from being full of check-cashing places and dollar stores. I've seen that sort of thing happen in every state I've lived in and it's depressing to say the least.
Also, re: Maserati - they're moving further downmarket from where they used to be, with models positioned below the Quattroporte and GranTurismo. That may explain their expansion into NE. (We can discuss Sergio Marchionne's questionable business decisions in the Automotive forum, though...)
I understand what you are saying but have a personal experience with gentrification in lower Manhattan.
Local businesses were replaced by franchises and you can find numerous boutiques but no hardware stores.
Middle class people started to feel out of place.
Yes, Maseratis are cheaper now, but it's the new choices in previously middle class areas signaling a dangerous change.
I really can't understand the inability to realize that if the KMart, the Chevy dealership, the Applebee's, and the small hardware store (since mini-city has both big box places) are PROFITABLE (meaning enough people shop there) and think they can't be MORE PROFITABLE somewhere else, then they would NEVER LEAVE.
I understand what you are saying but have a personal experience with gentrification in lower Manhattan.
Local businesses were replaced by franchises and you can find numerous boutiques but no hardware stores.
Middle class people started to feel out of place.
Yes, Maseratis are cheaper now, but it's the new choices in previously middle class areas signaling a dangerous change.
The borough of Manhattan as a whole has always been a special case. BTW, Google Maps shows dozens of hardware stores in Lower Manhattan, so.......
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He has a point. If the area is not thriving, it becomes a slum.
I have no interest in slums. Most people who own property want their cities and towns to thrive.
It's not a "signal" if there are a few higher-end retailers around of anything but that the local economy can support them.
Thank you. And the market will decide which stores will swim and which will sink.
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I really can't understand the inability to realize that if the KMart, the Chevy dealership, the Applebee's, and the small hardware store (since mini-city has both big box places) are PROFITABLE (meaning enough people shop there) and think they can't be MORE PROFITABLE somewhere else, then they would NEVER LEAVE.
Speaking of, didn't Target used to be in Mini City a few years ago? I seem to remember it being there when I drove through in 2012 or so.
And I'll bet that Maserati dealer only took over the Chevy lot because Chevy decided they wanted a bigger lot to fit all their Corvettes and $55K Tahoes and Suburbans and Silverado (High Country) models.
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The borough of Manhattan as a whole has always been a special case. BTW, Google Maps shows dozens of hardware stores in Lower Manhattan, so.......
Thank you. And the market will decide which stores will swim and which will sink.
Speaking of, didn't Target used to be in Mini City a few years ago? I seem to remember it being there when I drove through in 2012 or so.
And I'll bet that Maserati dealer only took over the Chevy lot because Chevy decided they wanted a bigger lot to fit all their Corvettes and $55K Tahoes and Suburbans and Silverado (High Country) models.
Yep that Target location closed due to high levels of theft. Ditto for the Lowe's foods there as well. They were built before the demographic change. That used to be North Raleigh. Lowe's hardware and Sam's are the only brand name big box stores left.
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