The Park View Pavilion Coming Soon

[urbaknight]

Maybe we can shoot for WalMart then:

Walmart will also be debuting a series of small-scale stores in metropolitan areas. The mini-Walmarts will be about 20,000 square feet in size, reports WWD, and Supermarket News says industry analysts predict the chain will roll out between 350 and 400 of these new format locations each year over the next ten years

http://racked.com/archives/2010/09/27/target-urban-stores.php

I heard of Walmart planning to do that. Is there any hope for them to our downtown? Or, would that be too much economic growth for city council's liking? Walmart has the money that a small business doesn't, so it would be quite feasible that they should have no trouble setting up shop. Again, I think city council would be their only obstacle.

[tufsu1]

WalMart is mainly looking at these stores in cities where it is difficult to build Supercenters, at least at first....Jax. isn't one of those...and with the new store on Philips near Emerson, I doubt they're looking to come downtown....I see them maybe up in the Gateway Mall area, but that's about it.

[Timkin]

Maybe that would be a fit for Annie Lytle.. convert it into a Mini WalMart while preserving the building

ehh... fat chance.

[copperfiend]

The difference is this...Target trest its employees better and cares more about the communities they are in.

And they usually have more than two registers open.

[duvaldude08]

^^^Im sorry but I hate Target. I like variety and that is something they lack. And there stuff is a little pricey I went in there to find a decorative painting for the wall, and the cheapest was like 30.00. Which is shocking because you find the same thing in Wal Mart for 10 or 15. Everytime I go to Target I get mad and end up leaving and going to Wally World

[Springfielder]

I don't see this as a Target or Walmart location, both are just a few miles across the bridge. We need something that will draw people, but not either one of those, IMO, are or would be a good choice for that location

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

^^^Im sorry but I hate Target. I like variety and that is something they lack. And there stuff is a little pricey I went in there to find a decorative painting for the wall, and the cheapest was like 30.00. Which is shocking because you find the same thing in Wal Mart for 10 or 15. Everytime I go to Target I get mad and end up leaving and going to Wally World

ov course target's more expensive than walmart.  target's keen on paying its employees a living wage.

[thelakelander]

Here is a rendering of a proposed Urban Walmart in DC.

[kells904]

^^^Im sorry but I hate Target. I like variety and that is something they lack. And there stuff is a little pricey I went in there to find a decorative painting for the wall, and the cheapest was like 30.00. Which is shocking because you find the same thing in Wal Mart for 10 or 15. Everytime I go to Target I get mad and end up leaving and going to Wally World

Funny, I walk into Wal-Mart and after a couple minutes wading through zombies who seem to just be wandering aimlessly, and I can't wait to get the eff out of there. 

Wal-Mart's my Elephant Graveyard...

[Fallen Buckeye]

Having a Wal*Mart come into a downtown like ours would really be counter productive for the city I would have to think. We have all these small storefronts that we want to fill, and Wal*mart has the capability to lower prices to the point where small businesses can't compete. The jobs it does create tend to be low wage with few benefits, too. It may bring some convenience to DT residents, but I think the cost is greater than the benefit. I would rather see a healthy mix of diverse small businesses and a few chains (such as a Walgreens) than to get one Wal*mart. I don't shop at Wal*mart a lot, and I get along fine.

[mtraininjax]

Not enough population density for a wal mart downtown.

[sheclown]

Not enough population density for a wal mart downtown.

It really sucks when you aren't good enough for a Wal-mart.

[ubben]

How about a good old fashioned Swap Meet?

[Springfield Chicken]

I hope we don't get a chain of any kind.  The best thing would be to have a business that is unique to Springfield that has a draw outside our area.  We want to pull people into Springfield, but the people we want are the people who will appreciate it, want to be a part of it, and live in it.  Not just hit a Target or WalMart because it's closer than another Target or WalMart.  I'm asking Santa for something really cool!  He can figure out what that is!

[Debbie Thompson]

I'm with you, Chicken.  I'd like to see a bunch of local "destination" shops like San Marco Square, Shoppes of Avondale and 5 Points.  All of which looked pretty seedy at one time, by the way, before they got fixed up and became "cool."