sparkyaclown
Active Member
I was passing the First Colony Shopping Center yesterday and saw a sign up stating that Staple's was here to stay but that there was a large space to rent next to them. Is Micheal's closing?
Wow. Already a pretty small store, by comparison to some Staples stores.Staples is reducing their footprint...
I have a friend that works there. Answer is NO. Staples is reducing their footprint so another store front will be built in between Staples and Michael's.
I have a friend that works there. Answer is NO. Staples is reducing their footprint so another store front will be built in between Staples and Michael's.
This is correct. Staples has the second biggest ecommerce retail site behind Amazon. My guess is they are moving to smaller stores because most large business customers order online and get free delivery.
If so, I'd say it's about 15 years overdue.Kmart is closing
Staples is getting rid of their furniture department, thus freeing up a lot of floor space. That, combined with some re-allocation of existing floor space will allow them to reduce their footprint.
I'm glad KMart is closing. Hopefully something good will fill the storefront. Even better, tear down the entire strip and re-build a better facility.
When I moved into this town back in '90, the only four shopping centers were San Souci, St Mary's Square, Millison Plaza, and Laurel Glenn. All three had the same basic problem. Of those, only San Souci seems to have moved forward with the times, and tries to attract an upscale clientele.When your anchors are Food Lion, and Kmart, with a Popeyes and McDonalds in the parking lot..not much you can do.
When I moved into this town back in '90, the only four shopping centers were San Souci, St Mary's Square, Millison Plaza, and Laurel Glenn. All three had the same basic problem. Of those, only San Souci seems to have moved forward with the times, and tries to attract an upscale clientele.
Maybe we can get Home Depot to move into the KMart space.
Staples is getting rid of their furniture department, thus freeing up a lot of floor space. That, combined with some re-allocation of existing floor space will allow them to reduce their footprint.
I'm glad KMart is closing. Hopefully something good will fill the storefront. Even better, tear down the entire strip and re-build a better facility.
When I moved into this town back in '90, the only four shopping centers were San Souci, St Mary's Square, Millison Plaza, and Laurel Glenn. All three had the same basic problem. Of those, only San Souci seems to have moved forward with the times, and tries to attract an upscale clientele.
Maybe we can get Home Depot to move into the KMart space.
You're right. It's always been nicer than the others, but it's farther away from me and I rarely shop there.You forgot Wildewood.
Everytime a center or business gets old and tired, the brainiacs in Leonardtown allow for the building of a new center or business, and the old ones just sit boarded up. Flavor of the Month Economic Development Plan.