Store closings

Julian · February 03, 2011, 01:02:06 PM

here's an article on FTU regarding what's going on with the Times Grill locations http://jacksonville.com/business/2011-02-03/story/times-grill-closes-four-jacksonville-area-restaurants-new-concept-planned

copperfiend · February 03, 2011, 02:08:41 PM

So if I am reading this correctly, the Jacksonville area locations are owned by Peterbrooke Chocolate?

danno · February 03, 2011, 02:13:18 PM

Thats a shame. I always liked their Burgers. We ate at the Baymeadows location often. I always thought that the atmosphere/decor was a bit odd and the service was hit and miss.

fsujax · February 03, 2011, 02:44:56 PM

Bubba Burgers is going to be taking their place!

copperfiend · February 03, 2011, 03:12:30 PM

Quote from: fsujax on February 03, 2011, 02:44:56 PM
Bubba Burgers is going to be taking their place!

Seriously? I know that Bubba was looking at potentially opening restaurants but hadn't heard anything about it in months.

fsujax · February 03, 2011, 03:35:49 PM

not joking. that is what I have heard.

copperfiend · February 03, 2011, 03:52:24 PM

I have an old friend that works at their home office on Roosevelt and when I last saw him in October he said that Bubba Burgers was seriously exploring getting into the restaurant business. If that is the new concept, that is good news.

copperfiend · February 08, 2011, 01:07:17 PM

To add to the Blockbuster discussion, it appears the one at Hodges/JTB is getting the axe. Sign went up over the weekend. I lived in an apartment in that area for a while. That Blockbuster was great and the guys that worked there did a great job with recs.

Jimmy · February 09, 2011, 06:28:53 PM

Blockbuster closing 1/3 of Jacksonville area stores, via the TU...

http://jacksonville.com/business/2011-02-09/story/one-third-jacksonvilles-blockbuster-stores-shutting-down

Timkin · February 09, 2011, 07:21:04 PM

Not a shock at all.. Blockbuster is one of 11 companies named last year that are in trouble. As someone else stated, I feel for the employees who will be out of a job as a result of this.

KenFSU · February 16, 2011, 10:19:09 AM

I'm extremely happy to hear that Borders on Southside will not be one of the 200 locations that the company is closing. Jacksonville has a shortage of bookstores to begin with relative its size, and it would have been a real blow to lose Borders. If you guys haven't been out there in a while, check it out. They've done some really nice renovations in the last year or so, and I find it to be the most pleasant chain bookstore in the city.

copperfiend · February 16, 2011, 12:08:47 PM

Haven't been to that Borders in a while but always had a good experience there. I lived at the Avenue Royale apartments right behind it and my wife and I would walk there. They always had a great CD selection and carried alot of indie rock that was hard to find in J'Ville.

Live_Oak · February 16, 2011, 01:24:08 PM

Looks like that Borders will be closing.

http://jacksonville.com/business/2011-02-16/story/borders-files-bankruptcy-protection-jacksonville-store-close

KenFSU · February 16, 2011, 01:59:58 PM

Quote from: Live_Oak on February 16, 2011, 01:24:08 PM
Looks like that Borders will be closing.

http://jacksonville.com/business/2011-02-16/story/borders-files-bankruptcy-protection-jacksonville-store-close

Man, if true, that is a real shame. When I called Borders this morning, the person I talked to said that corporate had called their store and told them that they would not be affected by the closings. A real shame.

copperfiend · February 16, 2011, 02:00:28 PM

Too bad. I read a NY Times article a few months ago about Borders. Seemed like a very poorly run company.