[Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News

[Donovan Arnold]

I think a satellite Book People in the mall would be an exciting "Moscow Character Like" addition to an otherwise boring impersonal mall. It would add a hang out, and keep more dollars in the community. I would rather have a second Book People in the mall, then a Starbucks and big chain book store. But perhaps that is just me. Even if Book People was never seriously entertaining such an idea of a second store, it would be nice to have a mall that would actually support them in this endeavor rather than banning them.
   
  Best,
   
  Donovan
   
  

Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
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  Without even asking the proprietors of BookPeople, I readily assume that they are not eager to give up their Main Street locale to move to the mall.
   
  Tom Hansen
  Moscow, Idaho
    "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007) 

      
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  From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Steven Basoa
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 10:12 PM
Cc: Vision 2020
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Corridor debate: Daily News

   
  The Palouse Empire Mall's management has always shown great disregard for our community. Recall the landscape fiasco of several years ago and the recent flap with the bus system. And just three months ago Gottschalks closed their doors because the mall (mis)management told them to leave. Kicking out the successful laundromat seems asinine. But when was BookPeople ever denied a location there? When did they even try to move to the mall? I haven't heard that story, tell us more.
     

    SB

     
     

     
      On Apr 14, 2007, at 2:43 PM, Donovan Arnold wrote:

   
    Tom,

    Businesses went under in the Palouse Mall because the Mall owners raised the rent really high so many left. A new mall will create competition and serve as a check on the lease prices. Also, the mall kicked out many smaller businesses that are locally owned in favor of big chain stores. Market Time Gifts was one forced out. The mall owners won't even let Book People in there.

    It would be nice to have a mall that supports local business owners and counters the over inflated rent prices. This is the free market at work. One guy jacks his rates to the roof, so another builds one for cheaper. 

    Best,

    Donovan





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