[Vision2020] Petition [Closings at the PEM Questions]

[Art Deco]

Pat, et al,

Thank you for your observations.

Sam Goody's is in the act of closing in the PEM this week.  The super kitsch 
store in the PEM went out about three weeks ago.  There are now several 
vacancies.  There is also a rumor that one of the major PEM anchors is 
seriously considering closing.

Perhaps those better informed can answer the following:

With the vacancy rate at the PEM going up, what is the economic incentive to 
build a new mall (twice as big as the PEM) just west of the state line?

Should the problems of the PEM present a possible objection to this new 
mall?

Did the possible advent of one or more WalMart Super Stores in the immediate 
area play any part of the decision to close any of the now defunct or 
defuncting ("F" for coining) PEM outlets?  Are some of these businesses 
rolling over and playing dead in fear of the pending WalMart(s)?

A few months ago WalMart announced that it will experiment with carrying 
some upscale items in some of its stores.
http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/18/news/fortune500/walmart_online/

If either or both of the proposed area WalMart Super Stores are part of this 
experiment, what effect will this have on area businesses?  In particular, 
the downtown areas of Moscow and Pullman?

Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
deco at moscow.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Petition


> Today I needed to buy a red shirt for a granddaughter who will perform at
> the jazz festival and has already outgrown her red Christmas shirt.
> Gottschalks was the only store in town with anything red in her size. If 
> had
> more time I'd be going to Spokane. There are so many stores in the mall
> closing that I wonder what it will look like in the future. Are we going 
> to
> get a boarded up mall? Do any of you know that the mall is for sale by its
> management company? The attitude toward business here is going to shut us
> down not save us from anything.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
> To: "Vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 8:24 PM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Petition
>
>
> I went into Wal-Mart today, and there was a young lady sitting at a
> table soliciting those who entered to sign her petition for a Wal-Mart
> Supercenter.  I take this as an indication that Wal-Mart is feeling
> the heat.
>
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