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On Tuesday 19 February 2002 06:29 am, Susan Maricle wrote:
> If the
> Lake Street K-Mart closes, where will its shoppers go?
To the Target on Lake Street? To the Target downtown? To the many other
retail outlets in downtown (don't forget there are both Saks *and* TJ Maxx
in downtown)? To the Maul of America? To one of the many smaller retail
outlets owned and operated by local businesspeople that line the length of
Lake Street? To the shopping district in Uptown? To the Salvation Army or
Savers or other places where consumer goods are re-used rather than
consumed? These are all easily gotten to by driving or taking the bus from
that part of town.
If the store is not profitable, it should not continue to operate. If the
store is profitable, then it should stay open. K-Mart (or any large
retailer) can't afford to operate stores at a loss once the store has been
open a couple of years, no matter where they are. And if they want to keep
unprofitable stores open, they'll need to raise prices in order to stay
solvent-- something I suspect would drive a lot of their customer base
elsewhere.
- Michael Libby ( Cleveland, North Mpls )
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