[Winona Online Democracy] Norbert (sorry, no name at the bottom of your post), aren't you coming from the point of view that there is a limited number of people to buy the products by the stores, which is to assume that only the people who have been historically shopping in Winona will be the only ones frequenting the shops? It seems that people who had been going to Onalaska & Rochester seem to be coming to Winona instead. When I go into Menards or to Hy-Vee (which is less and less often, thanks to County Market's recent competitive expansion) I am amazed at the number of new faces I see in there. I hadn't seen them at Econo or County Mkt or Midtown, so where had they been shopping? Is it just me, or did that new business pull business back into town? I was one of the people bemoaning HyVee moving in before, but my attitude has changed.
-Clay Templeton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 2:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: FW: [Winona] Walmart --- The specialty niche retail merchants should survive the competition from Wal-Mart and Menards. But if Clay Templeton�s theory about the benefits of locating close to Wal-Mart is correct, then downtown would be left with shops dependent on low per sq. ft. rents such as used car lots or antique, craft, and tourist trinket stores. Mid-town Foods might remain if the senior citizen high rise provides enough customers. If not, the Bluff Country Co-op should do well since their current customer base would be unlikely to abandon them, and they would pick up some of the customers that had been going to Rochester Produce and Winona Bread and Bagel. At least there won't be a parking problem downtown anymore. _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
