No mention of the Gateway store.
http://detnews.com/article/20110314/...odel-10-stores
No mention of the Gateway store.
http://detnews.com/article/20110314/...odel-10-stores
Why would they mention the Gateway store in a story about remodeling 10 stores that are nearly 10 years old?
Just a hunch, but maybe because the article also mentioned two brand new stores they are building in Chicago and Stevensville.
I thought it was kinda of ironic that Meijer showed up at Detroit's Winter Blast Festival, but doesn't have a store in the city limits.
Support meijer fk wal-crap
Is the Gateway project even still happening?
Looks like it might be. They're moving dirt around, but they have been doing that for a while. I'd like to see some footings poured, or, hammers swinging and the place getting roughed in.
Meijers built that store in Rochester Hills pretty quick. That Woodward Ave / State Fair location sure doesn't seem to be on the same fast track.
Walmart also plans to open 4 stores in D.C. using its smaller format: http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/...29463820101118
The compromise for Wal-Marts have been 10,000 square foot stores in cities. That's less than the size of a Walgreens and CVS.
Where Meijers goes, others follow. That's evident all over the state. The City of Detroit needs to work out a deal with Meijers that doesn't rely on a third party developer.
It's not going to get done anytime soon. The closest Walmart to NYC is the one in Valley Stream, the one that had the tragedy on Black Friday a few years back.
Meijer being cautious about Gateway isn't a surprise. They've been cautious all across the state during the recession, seriously pulling back putting in new stores too soon.
Urban Wal-Marts considered in New York and DC
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=186984
You're going to call me a hipster for this I'm sure... but I prefer Detroit without the big boxes. I like going to the market on Sundays, I like shopping at Honey Bee, I like stopping by Kims, and I like shopping in Hamtramck. So they don't sell Fruit Rollups, oh well.
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