Personally, I can't see a downside to having Cub in our neighborhood. Regardless (go ahead and take your shots Dyna) of whether or not it's a unionized store, this neighborhood needs jobs desperately and can ill-afford to lose the Target jobs w/o replacing them at least even-up.
ANY smart entrepreneur that has even an inkling of an idea for a viable retail business concept is going to take advantage of the high-volume of traffic (into Cub) and find a suitable store-front in the immediate area from which to start a business.
Lastly, one thing I think all northsiders feel with regards to their neighborhood, the lack of choices available. This can be said even about the existing retailers. My wife and I shop at the Northside Target for staples, but don't even bother looking for anything more exotic than a tube of toothpaste, as we know we won't find it.
Personally, I like the idea of having the choices of a New Market, Hudson's, Rainbow AND Cub all within 4 miles of my home and I hope they all find a way to successfully stay in business. Economic development is and should be, very important to the Northside.
Based upon my knowledge of the retail grocery business, I am reasonable sure that Cub did it's homework on this prior to committing to the purchase of the facility. And I'm also reasonably sure that successful implementation (of the plan) wasn't contigent upon "driving" another grocer out of business.
Dennis Plante
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