Meijer to break ground on second Detroit superstore

[e.p.3]

Ask yourself a question; Why is Target hesitant about opening a store in Detroit?

Bridge cards buy food. Target is barely in the food business. Furthermore, Target is seen as thrifty, chic and hip... people living in poverty aren't their demo.

[Hermod]

Bridge cards buy food. Target is barely in the food business. Furthermore, Target is seen as thrifty, chic and hip... people living in poverty aren't their demo.

Super Targets are just like Super Walmarts and Meijers. They are half food and half stuff.

[GUSHI]

Forget target and walmart for now, a Michigan company investing in Michigan, that's why my hard earned dollars are spend t Meijers, Walmart is horrible, target isn't bad,

[Danny]

I-94 and Livernois does not have the demographics [[number of rich people in a short distance) Meijer wants and is very close to their Allen Park and Lincoln Park Locations.

HAH! Meijer's wants to build their store where is traffic more congestion and freeways filled with middle class folks. Not small roads, less traffic and dirt poor neighborhoods.

[DetroitPlanner]

HAH! Meijer's wants to build their store where is traffic more congestion and freeways filled with middle class folks. Not small roads, less traffic and dirt poor neighborhoods.

I would hardly call Livernois, I-94, and nearby Michigan and Warren 'small roads'. Plenty of opportunity there for the right land use. Meijer ain't it.

[stasu1213]

Planner, I had spoken to many small business owners, some of them clothing boutique owners, who had said that the trouble that had had getting that final permit ok'd or the inspector showing for the final inspection before opening. I had seen liquor stores in the "hood" built from the ground up within a year but it will take a boutique, café, or other small businesses more than a year to renovate the spot that they are in to open due to the very slow process. You had mentioned the serving of food. Most of these markets, corner convience stores, and liquor stores serve food such as pizza, hot wings, etc. Sometimes they sell loose cigarettes. They are not put through the wringer upon opening than some of these potential cafes, snack shops, restaurants, and even retail boutiques which is not selling food but clothing. Even the Somerset Collection CityLoft had trouble when they wanted to expand their pop up retail to a neighboring store front. Inspectors would come in and point out the minute issue to raise before the store could even open. There are apartment buildings in downtown Detroit such as the Skyview Towers, Lafayette Towers, and others that have inspections three times a year but still get by without fixing those violations. My friend still has a fuse box in her apartment in Lafayette towers but if you were to purchase a home in Detroit the city inspector will make sure that is the first thing that you install in your house. Go figure

[Danny]

I would hardly call Livernois, I-94, and nearby Michigan and Warren 'small roads'. Plenty of opportunity there for the right land use. Meijer ain't it.

Then Meijer's is not building their store at some ghetto-barrio hood in SW Detroit. Instead more business retail along with apts, condos and homes with security will do.

[masterblaster]

Goodbye, Old Redford Commercial District.

It would have be nice if Meijer could build an 'urban' designed store that would blend into one of Detroit's most decently preserved 1920's era commercial districts. Maybe have the big box store front the sidewalk with a pedestrian entrance in the front and parking behind the store. - kind of like that place in downtown Ferndale that was mentioned.

[Hermod]

It would have be nice if Meijer could build an 'urban' designed store that would blend into one of Detroit's most decently preserved 1920's era commercial districts. Maybe have the big box store front the sidewalk with a pedestrian entrance in the front and parking behind the store. - kind of like that place in downtown Ferndale that was mentioned.

Used to be a shopping center in Detroit that was designed that way on Houston-Whittier between Kelly and Hayes. Wrigleys, Cunninghams, Sanders, Kressge, Grinnell. and a couple of others had entrances right on the sidewalk while the parking was off the alley behind the stores.

[313WX]

Used to be a shopping center in Detroit that was designed that way on Houston-Whittier between Kelly and Hayes. Wrigleys, Cunninghams, Sanders, Kressge, Grinnell. and a couple of others had entrances right on the sidewalk while the parking was off the alley behind the stores.

Detroit used to have "town centers" like that all over the city. They were like what Royal Oak and Birmingham are today, but all in the city.

*Grand River/Oakman
*Van Dyke/Harper
*Jefferson/Chalmers
*Warren/Outer Drive
*Grand River/Lahser
*Mack/Chalmers
*Gratiot/Van Dyke
*7 Mile/Livernois
*6 Mile/Gratiot

The kings of them all, of course, were 7 Mile/Gratiot and Grand River/Greenfield.

Most of these "town centers" are long gone now, or have been left to rot

[animatedmartian]

Meijers officialy breaks ground on Detroit's west side.

http://www.mlive.com/business/detroi...aks_groun.html


Also of note, The Meijers at 8 Mile and Woodward attained the title of having the most amount of cake sales in the region.

Plus the city is in the process of seizing a number of homes in the area of the 2nd Detroit Meijers which will later be added to the auction.

[masterblaster]

Detroit used to have "town centers" like that all over the city. They were like what Royal Oak and Birmingham are today, but all in the city.

*Grand River/Oakman
*Van Dyke/Harper
*Jefferson/Chalmers
*Warren/Outer Drive
*Grand River/Lahser
*Mack/Chalmers
*Gratiot/Van Dyke
*7 Mile/Livernois
*6 Mile/Gratiot

The kings of them all, of course, were 7 Mile/Gratiot and Grand River/Greenfield.

Most of these "town centers" are long gone now, or have been left to rot

Other commercial districts that existed included:
Dexter/Davison
Schaefer/W. McNichols [[the Mercury Theater!)
Wyoming/Curtis
Michigan/Junction
Vernor/Springwells
West Jefferson/West End [[in Delray, mostly demolished now)
Chene/Ferry [[the saddest, most dilapidated commercial district in history)
7 Mile/Grand River
Mack/Moross [[I think)
The Bagley/Clark Park/Vernor Hwy/Mexicantown area


Chene/Ferry
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3706...tA!2e0!6m1!1e1

Wyoming/Curtis
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4251...b7hR4JEjxA!2e0

[finster]

Meijer is a local Michigan company and has a desire to try to help in the rebuilding of Detroit. Probably the same reason K-Mart built on Telegraph. Alot of companies and people [[even Madonna, now apparently showing some affection for Detroit after all these years - who woulda thunk it - she used to avoid it like the plague) are jumping aboard. Let's hope this store suceeds and is a true asset to the neighborhood; would be good news for all concerned!

[Hypestyles]

... kudos.. they should have comic books/graphic novels in their magazines dept.. I'm not feeling all the guns/outdoors stuff..