I also disagree that this has anything to do with the bike lanes. I've patronized Dorn for years. I love the place but I have no idea how they've stayed open in the age of Home Depot. Fortunately we still have Meikle's True Value on North Sherman, which will of course have better bike accessiblity. Also, I'm happy the new owners are improving the overall quality of the strip mall, but I suspect they're looking for more upscale clients.
-------------Patrick Lenon Date: Wed, 1 May 2013 16:05:25 -0400 From: [email protected] To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Bikies] Business support needed on North Sherman: Dorn Hardware is liquidating and closing Donna wrote: > I just heard yesterday that Dorn Hardware, in Northgate Shopping Center, > N. Sherman and Aberg Avenues is closing and currently running a liquidation > sale. This is a great loss, as Dorn's has the inventory variety to compete > with Mennards and Home Depot and is so very close and bikable for near > east neighborhoods. > > I'm guessing this is one of the businesses the Northside Business > Association was referring to when they said bike lanes will cause stores to > close. If this is the reason, Dorn is closing on the BELIEF that bike lanes > will cause their store to fail--a textbook example of thoughts creating our > realities. I'm guessing they have stats to back up their decision, but I I've noticed the liquidation sale signs this week, too. I doubt it has anything at all to do with the conversion of North Sherman from four-lane to five-lane. There could be lots of reasons, including the fact that there are two decent-sized hardware stores (both True Value) on North Sherman, only a mile apart, and the other one in a larger and more recently renovated space in Sherman Plaza. I haven't seen mentioned here another issue relating to how much businesses can benefit from easier bicycle traffic near their stores--decent bicycle racks. Indeed, I recall one instance some number of years ago when I intended to stop at that very same hardware store for something on my way home, but ended up going elsewhere because I did not find a bike rack near the store. I don't know whether any have since been installed at Northgate, but having convenient and secure bicycle parking is essential for local businesses who want to attract customers who arrive by bicycle. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
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