Connie said: "At the risk of speaking for Barb Lickness, I don't think her comments were a result of animosity toward Target."
B.L: Thanks Connie. You are right on in your assessment. I don't have anything against Target. I shop at both the Lake Street and the Downtown store in addition to K-Mart and Walmart. I just want a choice and don't want to be held hostage by one retailer. Competition is the buyers best friend. I agree with the statements John made when he said that the giant low cost retailers drive out local small businesses. K-Mart and it's current configuration is excellent proof of that. But, the damage was done in the 70's. Whittier has mitigated some of that damage by reinventing Nicollet as a new kind of commercial corridor. The "Eat Street" concept has been highly successful. South Nicollet has also reinventing itself to some degree and volunteers are actively continuing to work on redeveloping South Nicollet all the way to crosstown. Re-opening Nicollet will mitigate a great deal more of the damage and will allow the business districts on North and South to be reconnected making it one contiguous commercial corridor. It will be fun to watch. I believe that a low cost retailer can fit in the mix of businesses very successfully. I also believe that both the Nicollet at Lake and Chicago at Lake locations are great candidates for a business of this type. Barb Lickness Whittier __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
