[Vision2020] Gottschalk's & the Mall

[Saundra Lund]

Thanks to someone who pays better attention than I, the following story
appeared in the weekend Moscow-Pullman Daily News:

Make way for new stores 

Staff report 
Saturday, December 9, 2006 - Page Updated at 12:01:00 AM 

It appears several large retail chains are interested in the Moscow-Pullman
area. 

Palouse Mall property manager Jim Bendickson confirmed Friday that Old Navy
and Bed, Bath and Beyond will soon open stores at the Moscow location. 

He would not disclose any dates for the anticipated openings, but did say at
least one of the retailers will move into the space currently occupied by
Gottschalks. 

The Fresno-based department store announced earlier this week that its
Moscow location is going out of business in January. 

Bendickson said the public can expect to hear sometime next week about the
anticipated arrivals of the new stores. 

"We are still in the process of putting that information together,"
Bendickson said. "We'll make an announcement when we're ready." 

Several calls to the corporate offices of Old Navy and Bed, Bath and Beyond
this week were not returned. 

In Pullman, construction is underway for an Ace Hardware store at the
Wheatland Center retail space previously occupied by Safeway. 

The owners, Doug and Linda Henry of Henry's Ace Hardware in
Milton-Freewater, Ore., were not available for comment, but store manager
Justin Schouten said the family is anticipating a mid-spring opening. 

"That's what we're shooting for, anyway," Schouten said Friday from his
office in Milton-Freewater. "At this point, I don't see how we could open
the doors any sooner than that." 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Saundra Lund
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:29 AM
To: Vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Gottschalk's & the Mall

While I usually avoid the mall at all costs, this is the time of year when I
can't totally steer clear, and I was surprised to see that Gottschalk's is
closing.

Does anyone know what's going on with Gottschalk's and why it's closing?  I
heard some explanations from employees yesterday, but I wasn't quite sure I
understood since it didn't make a lot of sense to me.

Also, does anyone have ideas about what will be going in that anchor
location?  I heard two rumors yesterday -- one would make me even less
inclined to go to the mall and the other might attract me more often . . .
and save me a fair amount in shipping charges.

Finally, if anyone wants to help out with the Sharing Tree but hasn't yet
done it, apparently tomorrow (Tuesday, 12/12) is the last day.  I'm glad I
didn't put off going to the mall any longer than I did or else I'd have
completely missed our annual tradition.


Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
- Edmund Burke

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