[Vision2020] Sen Schroeder

[Donovan Arnold]

Andy and Paul,

I don't think there is enough big chain stores to keep PEM full. I think you have to have a mix of small, medium, and large businesses that cater to different groups of people with different interests. If you allow only large chain stores, nobody wants to go in there because it lacks diversity. 

But I do agree, the timing is really bad to build a new mall, the economy is shrinking. And I think there would be no demand for a Hawkins Mall if PEM did a competent job of managing their building and treating their tenants like prized customers, not delinquents hurting their profits. 

Lefty's is only one store kicked out. The recruiters, Hunters, Market Place, and about 1/2 dozen more if my memory serves me right. 

I think someone will eventually buy the PEM, and if the Hawkins Mall is around, it would face stiff competition unless both mall owners decided to focus on different customer bases. I think it is a good idea to keep as big of a percentage of the retail industry on Moscow's side of the corridor as possible. The more stores and businesses we have over here on our side, the more reasons Pullman shoppers will have to come over here. For one item they may not, for three or four they most likely will take the time to visit and do all their shopping. 

Moscow should not lose the retail battle to Pullman. We have every advantage. I hate to see some Moscow residents pushing away customers, economic growth, and jobs. But I know it is good at it, even when they are just handed to us. 

Best Regards,

Donovan



--- On Thu, 2/19/09, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
From: Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Sen Schroeder
To: "Andy Boyd" <moscowrecycling at turbonet.com>
Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com, garrettmc at verizon.net
Date: Thursday, February 19, 2009, 1:17 PM

I know of at least one local business that was pushed out of the mall in 
favor of large chains - Lefty's.  Perhaps a mall just down the road will 
prompt them to rethink their current pricing structure for local businesses.

I'm curious if the benefit that the new development might have of 
bringing more shoppers into the vicinity will outweigh the effects of 
current PEM customers leaving to shop at Hawkins instead.

Paul

Andy Boyd wrote:
> I do not personally agree with PEM's policies either but the mall
still has 
> empty spaces that many other national chains could be utilizing.  So why
do 
> they sit empty?  Not enough shoppers?
> Andy Boyd
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Garrett Clevenger" <garrettmc at verizon.net>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 10:22 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Sen Schroeder
>
>
>   
>> I'm not sure of the PEM's policies, and I've been unhappy
with some of the 
>> decisions PEM's owners have made, but I do know that Sangria's
is owned by 
>> my neighbors' daughter and husband. Perhaps the PEM only wants to
keep 
>> this locally-owned business around because they are highly profitable.
>>
>> It's no surprise, though, that malls cater to chains, as they are
probably 
>> more reliable tenants in the long run, for better or for worse...
>>
>> gc
>>
>>
>> Donovan writes:
>>
>> The mall is not full because the owners charge way beyond market rates
and 
>> have banned local shop owners from being in there. My guess, is that
the 
>> new mall would allow locally owned shops into the mall and charge
market 
>> rates of the Palouse, not Seattle.
>>
>>
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