My experience with the place that used to be there is that they were rarely
open when I went there with my toddler looking for a treat.
It seems hard to imagine that someone could turn $500K in water ice during
the summer at that location, but I do think there's still plenty of
opportunity for someone to provide a destination for people, whether it's
flavored water (coffee and tea) or flavored ice.
We seem willing to pay...if the destination is well-conceived and well-run.
Regards,
Mark Bowerman
From: John Ellingsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: Mark Bowerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [UC] Baltimore Ave shops
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 22:48:01 -0400
Sorry I don't have the answer to your question about Joe's; I myself
noticed that it looked like Joe's had completely shut down as I biked by
recently. The owners were really nice and I patronized them when I lived
closer ...
I think it an interesting contrast, the mention of Rita's water ice opening
on B Ave. I remember visiting the water ice/coffee shop that was on the
4600 block in the summer of '04; it suddenly shut down, no one seemed to
notice ... now a chain might be moving in.
Do you have any more info on this potential move-in of Rita's?
It is timely; there was an article in the Sunday paper about how an
out-of-towner is doing so well marketing Philly water ice along the East
Coast:
Rita's CEO has lofty dreams for water ice
Rudolph wants 1,500 stores, each earning $500,000 a season.
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20070610_Lofty_dreams_for_water_ice.html
For what it's worth, I find it amazing that anyone would pay so much for
flavored ice . . .
Regards,
John Ellingsworth
Mark Bowerman wrote:
All,
Perhaps this is old news, but I'm not always so observant:
Does anyone know whether Joe's, the grocery store on the 4500 block of
Baltimore, is closed, at least temporarily? We don't patronize often but
when we do need one or two ingredients, it was the closest, half-way
reliable source. Things looked a bit disassembled in there on Sunday
evening...
Also, there was talk of a Rita's Water Ice going into one of the stores on
the 4600 block. Does anyone know the latest on that?
Thanks,
Mark Bowerman
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