Two Arby's Restaurants have closed on the Westside.

cline · January 15, 2013, 08:19:15 AM

Quote from: riverside_mail on January 15, 2013, 06:37:15 AM
Normandy Walmart is cutting back it's hours as well. It will be open from 6AM to 12AM.

Hopefully the next move is shutting down completely.

I-10east · January 15, 2013, 09:32:36 AM

^^^Nice feedback buddy. *sigh*

FSBA · January 15, 2013, 11:16:19 AM

I can confirm the RCMP Wal-Mart is going 6am-Midnight as well. One of the managers of the RCMP Wal-Mart is a neighbor of mine. He said that "officially" it was done as a theft prevention measure and Wal-Mart won't be laying anyone off. However, he figures most people who are currently working the graveyard shift will probably leave soon anyway because the only option they will have is to stock.

thelakelander · January 15, 2013, 11:57:17 AM

^I can see that. When Winn-Dixie ended their 24 hour experiment, theft also played a large role. If you're a thief, your chances of not getting caught in a 50,000 square foot store with less than 10 people in it rise significantly. At my stores, one manager was shot, and on another occasion, they pistol whiped an employee and a few late night shoppers. Those guys eventually got caught during a routine traffic stop, where the vehicle was searched and the idiots had all their gear in the trunk with pictures they took of themselves counting money. I can only imagine the possibilities in a store the size of Wal-Mart.

peestandingup · January 15, 2013, 01:08:31 PM

Maybe, but I still gotta call BS on it though. All of those Wal-Marts that are cutting hours have that much theft all of a sudden after being there all that time open for 24/7? It's not like they just started doing that. These days it's rare to see a Wally World that's NOT open 24/7, now a good chunk in the city doesn't.

Not complaining, I personally hope they all burn to the ground. But still. Something else is up besides "theft". It it were in their best interest to stay open & make money they would, theft or not. They have a pretty elaborate security system too.

copperfiend · January 15, 2013, 01:18:49 PM

It's not just Jacksonville. Walmart is cutting hours of operation at stores across the country.

duvaldude08 · January 15, 2013, 01:27:45 PM

I was upset when I read about Arbys. I stay off 103rd. So two Arby closing on the westside was not good. Ill probably have to drive into OP which I HATE. However, the normandy and 103rd location was owned by a older couple who chose to retire and shut down the stores. It didnt have anything to do with lack of business. I believe those were the only two ARby's in the city that werent actually owned by Arby's. I would imagine Arby's would by the buildings and open them back up eventually.

Gators312 · January 15, 2013, 01:28:38 PM

Quote from: peestandingup on January 15, 2013, 01:08:31 PM
Maybe, but I still gotta call BS on it though. All of those Wal-Marts that are cutting hours have that much theft all of a sudden after being there all that time open for 24/7? It's not like they just started doing that. These days it's rare to see a Wally World that's NOT open 24/7, now a good chunk in the city doesn't.

Not complaining, I personally hope they all burn to the ground. But still. Something else is up besides "theft". It it were in their best interest to stay open & make money they would, theft or not. They have a pretty elaborate security system too.

Last time I was in Seattle, as I packed for my flight the next morning I realized I needed a duffle bag. At 11:30pm near SeaTac I found 2 closed WMs before the 3rd I found was a 24/7. It was the first time in years that I could remember a WM not 24/7. I assumed it was just a PACNW concession that WM had to concede to.

peestandingup · January 15, 2013, 03:07:46 PM

Quote from: copperfiend on January 15, 2013, 01:18:49 PM
It's not just Jacksonville. Walmart is cutting hours of operation at stores across the country.

Well there you go. And notice we haven't seen much about this in the news, local or otherwise. I think it's a pretty big deal personally. China's economy is retracting, you've got big box stores like Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, etc hurting & closing locations, Target all of a sudden matching online prices from places like Amazon year round, now Wal-Mart feeling the pinch. I don't know if it's the crappy economy, online internet commerce, or a combination of both that's doing it, but it's happening. http://www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-howard-schultz-consumer-behavior-2013-1

I once said places like Blanding Blvd, and strip mall hellish places like it, will eventually look like a bombed out shell of it's former self. Might happen sooner than I thought.