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[–] 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Would be cool to skate around

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Same happened in my town. Got some cheap couches at closing and later it turned into a sick arcade

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Awesome, yea I'm starting to feel like there may be a small window of opportunity. A couple of other small stores have closed as well, and there's no coffee shop in the mall, or anywhere close in the surrounding area. It's a bit tempting.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Problem is, these businesses are closing because they are not making money there. If a bunch of business we are closing, it means that the mall is dying. Opening up new store is just a bad idea as they will have the same issues. Rent is likely way too high, and mall attendance is way too low.

    Unless you have something that will be a big draw for people, it is likely a bad bet. Cofee shops and such are there to serve people shopping in other stores. If foot traffic is down, it won't work out well.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    I think the only way it would work is if I got an amazing lease deal cheap, and was able to get a spot near one of the entrances. A bit of a far fetched idea, but it makes sense to me, especially because the only reason I visit it is because there's an electric vehicle charger near by. With EV sales growing, and demand for charging infrastructure, it could bring more foot traffic. The thing is to avoid doing anything that someone can just get on Amazon or at Walmart.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It's a single business that closed down, and we don't really know the reason

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago

    To provide more context, over half the mall is empty at this point, it's been a trend. Just over the last month three places closed, so it feels like it's been accelerating. There are several retail outlets that I'm almost certain are about to close like Foot Locker.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    “Furniture shopping made easy”. Indeed they’ll get no argument from me there

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Had a similar view a few years ago. A multi-storey hypermarket closed down and were in their final week of sales, and some departments looked like that already.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    I remember when a big department store near me closed, and I visited near the end to see if there were any good deals. They had organized the fixtures by type, and had them staged around the store for removal. There was one section of dozens of mannikins, all crowded together like a frozen, naked rave, a lot of them painted silver. I took a picture of it, but I can't find it.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Guess it's unfurnished now

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Bust out the VR headsets.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Roller skates!

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Looks like a dream fo Heely wearers

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago