Georgetown is not downtown DC. It is out a ways and caters to the "oh so special" crowd that inhabits Georgetown. Georgetown has the same relationship vis-a-vis downtown Washington that the Grosse Points have vis-a-vis downtown Detroit.
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It is a neighborhood of DC proper and it is a mile away [[walking distance) from the White House. It's nothing like GP, which is not in Detroit proper and is a separate city. Georgetown is more akin to Midtown than GP, which would be more comparable to Arlington.
Exactly, Canal and the Ren Cen are worlds apart. Canal has Saks, Coach, Michael Kors, Ann Taylor, JCrew, Banana Republic, Brooks Bros, lululemon, White House Black Market, etc etc, to the tune of 30+ stores. I'm not sure how you seriously compare that to the Ren Cen.
And NOLA does have retail outside of those stores - they are boutiques, not chains.
So does GM , Ford , Microsoft, coca cola, Gap, chevron , ANYTHING at Walmart , Target, Unileaver .Sooooo ???? Any multi national company .What's an privalage American to do ?
I would agree. Georgetown has a great mix of retail and is just across the River from White House.
I would however compare Grosse Pointe more to Alexandria. Arlington is focused more on big business than neighborhoods. Small point though and I usually group the two cities together in my mind.
Just to try to bring this thread back in focus, neither Georgetown, nor Arlington have a Niketown. Nor does Alexandria. I am not sure what the locations of current and past K-mart stores have in relationship to Nike Stores. They do not have the same market. You're not going to get the kids who want Air Jordans to suddenly be interested in Traxx!
You worked at Kmart 4021 and I worked at Kmart 4020 at Plymouth and Southfield when I was a teenager. 4021 was the busiest Kmart in the chain and 4020 was #2. Retailers have a long history of abandoning Detroit for the suburbs even when the sales data didn't support it. They knew Detroiters' would still have to buy somewhere, so they catered to the wealthier suburbs. To suggest that 700,000 people don't have buying power is ridiculous. Regardless of the poverty level, even poor people buy things.
I was talking about Kmart. Maybe to you, that's upscale.
Actually what I've noticed is that poor people here in Detroit like to live beyond their means,I'm talking youngsters here folks. Everytime a pair of new Jordans come out people line up for them even though their light bill or gas bill is due. So many young blacks here in Detroit have a fake it til you make it attitude and don't mind spending money on things they really can't afford at places like Somerset,Great lakes Crossing and the like. They have no problem figuring out how to afford that gucci purse or true religion jeans because they give the illusion of success or being affluent, same thing with cars. Also, a lot of poor folks in Atlanta shop at Phipps and Lenox and those malls are doing just fine.
It was there [[the side of the street where the London Chop House is).
http://www.yelp.com/biz/dress-barn-detroit?no_splash=1
Wow. Thanks I did not know that Dress Barn was downtown as late as 10 to 12 years ago. I had always said that downtown need more shops for women. Not expensive but middle of the road. That will contribute to a thriving downtown. Downtown need a linen store badly to serve the residents of downtown, midtown, Brush Park, and Lafayette Park area. The shopping strip on Woodward south of Grand Blvd need an exteme makeover as well. It could be a mixture of basic mens/womens apprarel stores, sports apparel stores, etc. I could see high end clothing stores inside New Center One with high security inside the building itself.
I live in NoVA now and can say that Georgetown is a tourist trap more than anything. I wouldn't say that it has a GP feeling at all. GP feels peaceful whereas Georgetown is hectic.
Rosslyn is changing....from a 1960s office park cluster to a 2000's office park cluster. I work there...it probably sees more foot traffic in a day than Detroit CBD sees in 3 weeks.
Article from the Guardian, with a reference to Nike Town.
As he gives me the guided tour of Gilbert's empire Bruce Schwartz looks like a band leader from some late night comedy show in his pork pie hat, black baseball jacket and glasses that turn to shades whenever we step outside. Everyone knows him, and he knows everybody. He rattles off the names of big brands looking at Detroit real estate. Nike are thinking of opening a Nike Town, and Aloft, Starwood hotel's hipper brand, have bought a building; Shake Shack, the phenomenally popular New York burger restaurant chain, is considering opening a venue.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/15/detroit-precarious-recovery-dan-gilbert
The Metropolitan building is also mentioned in this article - interesting!
Well I guess I was sorta right ;-)
Dan Gilbert sent this tweet out this morning:
11/18/15,8:36 AM
Welcome @Niketo downtown Detroit!Two-level 22,000 sq. ft 'Nike Detroit' will open thisspring at 1261 Woodward Avenue.Believe.Then see it
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/bus...town/75981002/
Here's the News article about it.
Not this New Yorker!
With locations in airports, ballparks, train stations, and shopping malls from Texas to Kuwait and Moscow, it's a fast food chain. You order at a cashier counter, their burgers are served wrapped in paper and always well done, plastic utensils are provided next to the napkin dispenser by the trash can, and drinks are served in plastic. At least McDonald's uses paper cups.
It's McDonald's for people who think they're above McDonald's, and are willing to pay an extra buck.
Clearly there's a business model in that. ;)
The store opening should coincide nicely with UofM football season. Remember, Michigan signed an agreement with Nike to be Jordan's first football team. They are going to be peddling the shit out of those jerseys in that store. I wouldn't be surprised if it's tops in jersey sales outside of A2.