American Apparel Downtown?

[RO_Resident]

Except it just doesn't make sense. Not to be all English teacher-y, but it was an incorrect statement. Saying "I'm going to shop at American Apparel in Royal Oak, Detroit" is like saying "I'm going to shop on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles."

Also, this ad being focused on the local market that made it even more weird. Everyone in Metro Detroit knows where Royal Oak is at and they know it's not physically in the city of Detroit. Which is why I'm reasoning that the person who wrote the tagline just isn't familiar with the Detroit area.

Yet I am able to understand Micro Center's way of locating their stores: region, then place in the region:
California
• Orange County/Tustin
Colorado
• Denver/Denver Tech Center
Georgia
• Greater Atlanta/Duluth
• Greater Atlanta/Marietta
Illinois
• Chicagoland/Central
• Chicagoland/Westmont
Kansas
• Kansas City/Overland Park
Massachusetts
• Boston/Cambridge
Maryland
• Beltway/Rockville
• Baltimore/Towson
Michigan
• Detroit/Madison Heights
Minnesota
• Twin Cities/St. Louis Park
Missouri
• St. Louis/Brentwood
New Jersey
• North Jersey/Paterson
New York
• Long Island/Westbury
• Westchester County/Yonkers
Ohio
• Central Ohio/Columbus
• Northeast Ohio/Mayfield Hts.
• Cincinnati/Sharonville
Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia/St. Davids
Texas
• Houston/West Loop
• Dallas Metroplex/Richardson
Virginia
• Northern Virginia/Fairfax

[stasu1213]

I could see American Apparel being successful in Downtown Detroit. MooseJaw is doing well. Those two stores cater to the young casual dresser which is the trend for now. I still wish for a Men's Warehouse to open downtown as well as a linen store

[iheartthed]

Yet I am able to understand Micro Center's way of locating their stores: region, then place in the region:
California
• Orange County/Tustin
Colorado
• Denver/Denver Tech Center
Georgia
• Greater Atlanta/Duluth
• Greater Atlanta/Marietta
Illinois
• Chicagoland/Central
• Chicagoland/Westmont
Kansas
• Kansas City/Overland Park
Massachusetts
• Boston/Cambridge
Maryland
• Beltway/Rockville
• Baltimore/Towson
Michigan
• Detroit/Madison Heights
Minnesota
• Twin Cities/St. Louis Park
Missouri
• St. Louis/Brentwood
New Jersey
• North Jersey/Paterson
New York
• Long Island/Westbury
• Westchester County/Yonkers
Ohio
• Central Ohio/Columbus
• Northeast Ohio/Mayfield Hts.
• Cincinnati/Sharonville
Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia/St. Davids
Texas
• Houston/West Loop
• Dallas Metroplex/Richardson
Virginia
• Northern Virginia/Fairfax

Notice that they used a "/" instead of a ","? Because "," denote subsets within an administrative hierarchy:

Brush Park, Detroit, Michigan
Capitol Hill, Washington, District of Columbia
Times Square, New York, New York
Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois


Writing Royal Oak, Detroit, suggests that Royal Oak is a subset of the municipality of Detroit. Writing Detroit/Royal Oak is something entirely different.

[Spartan]

Maybe it is inviting Detroiter's to shop at their Royal Oak store?

"Come shop at American Apparel in Royal Oak, Detroit!"

I would think that american made stuff would sell well around here. Detroiter's regardless of city boundary are all loyal to American made stuff.

I don't think Detroit has much money left over for a shopping spree

[canuck]

Inneresting how the whole Sprawlburg Titans vs Donuthole Timids played out in this thread.