http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2009/07/13/story4.html?b=1247457600^1858037 (http://jacksonville.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2009/07/13/story4.html?b=1247457600%5E1858037)
Great news for the northside.
they've alreay got Gander Mountain there, what more do they need?
The Northside was(is) a textbook example of an underserved market. For decades, the city and the chamber of commerce couldn't get anything built out there. The only real reason being that the income level, though sufficient to support a sizeable retail base, was not as high as the southside.
I had no doubt that once something opened up out there, that it would be successful. It could have opened years earlier and been successful too, IMO. It just goes to show you that 'markets' are imperfect.
Getting ready for port expansion. Good to see.
The fact that any retail is thriving today is awesome.
Good to see retail in the airport are continuing to thrive and grow. Hopefully some nicer hotels will join aloft.
Anyone know if this will be an enclosed mall? Sounds like it will be an open air extension of RCMP.
Its not a mall, its a strip shopping center with outparcels. Its something that looks like it could be anchored by a Publix, Target or Home Depot.
That's what I thought.
(http://www.ramco-gershenson.com/graphics/new_developments/78801_siteplan.gif)
view larger site plan here:
http://www.ramco-gershenson.com/graphics/new_developments/siteplan_pdfs/78801_siteplan.pdf
This is nothing different than any other shopping center in jax
Nothing special. Just a fluffed up story title to make it seem larger than it really is. Nevertheless, I'm sure that area will be happy to have more shopping options on their side of town.
Quote from: hanjin1 on July 15, 2009, 09:58:45 AM
This is nothing different than any other shopping center in jax
True but before the RCMP was built, residents in the area had nothing.
Then why do
Quote from: thelakelander on July 15, 2009, 09:51:55 AM
Its not a mall, its a strip shopping center with outparcels. Its something that looks like it could be anchored by a Publix, Target or Home Depot.
I wonder why it is referred to then as a mall? Maybe someone got it wrong what it really is.
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You know I heard from a local developer that two of our area malls RCMP and the SJTC are among tops in the country for sales in newer retail centers.
So what makes something a "mall"? Is a collection of stores not a mall?
My understanding of the basic definition of a mall is a collection of stores under a continuous roof. It can be enclosed or open.
According to Webster:
Quotemall
Pronunciation: \ˈmȯl, especially British & for 1 ˈmal\
Function: noun
Etymology: short for obsolete pall-mall mallet used in pall-mall
Date: 1644
1: an alley used for pall-mall
2 [The Mall, promenade in London, originally a pall-mall alley] a: a usually public area often set with shade trees and designed as a promenade or as a pedestrian walk b: a usually paved or grassy strip between two roadways
3 a: an urban shopping area featuring a variety of shops surrounding a usually open-air concourse reserved for pedestrian traffic b: a usually large suburban building or group of buildings containing various shops with associated passageways
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mall