This spring I posted about the Smashburger across from Mesa State athletic field closing. Along with a Pizza Hut and Taco Johns
across the street from the main campus and the minor league Rockie's stadium. Plus a Chinese restaurant 2 blocks away closing.
Now that Taco John's sits empty, Smashburgers was re-opened at Jimmy Z's, lasted 2 months. The other Smashburger downtown closed. so did another Chinese restaurant and the Asian/ Chinese buffet has changed owners twice.
But yesterday really made me wonder. Family restaurant, 20 tables, opened 22 years, behind post office, next to church, lots of traffic.
Today is last day, crowded weekends , dead Mon-Fri. As though that was not enough, big shopping center 1 block from busy Walmart, anchor is Startek, 400 employees, has a Rib City, Radio Shack. Vacuum cleaner guy bailed this summer as did UPS storeand King Soopers. But I have never seen this combo go away till this week.
Next to each other even. A rent a center store and the adjacent liquor store. Damn. At least the HOOKAH store is still open.
Quote: BuzzardGee, hope 2013 is better. But I wonder ?
This spring I posted about the Smashburger across from Mesa State athletic field closing. Along with a Pizza Hut and Taco Johns
across the street from the main campus and the minor league Rockie's stadium. Plus a Chinese restaurant 2 blocks away closing.
Now that Taco John's sits empty, Smashburgers was re-opened at Jimmy Z's, lasted 2 months. The other Smashburger downtown closed. so did another Chinese restaurant and the Asian/ Chinese buffet has changed owners twice.
But yesterday really made me wonder. Family restaurant, 20 tables, opened 22 years, behind post office, next to church, lots of traffic.
Today is last day, crowded weekends , dead Mon-Fri. As though that was not enough, big shopping center 1 block from busy Walmart, anchor is Startek, 400 employees, has a Rib City, Radio Shack. Vacuum cleaner guy bailed this summer as did UPS storeand King Soopers. But I have never seen this combo go away till this week.
Next to each other even. A rent a center store and the adjacent liquor store. Damn. At least the HOOKAH store is still open.
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Quote: skrbornevryminIs WalMart coming to town?
Already there as mentioned in OP. Thanks for looking.
Quote: BuzzardAs though that was not enough, big shopping center 1 block from busy Walmart, anchor is Startek, 400 employees, has a Rib City, Radio Shack. Vacuum cleaner guy bailed this summer as did UPS storeand King Soopers. But I have never seen this combo go away till this week.
Next to each other even. A rent a center store and the adjacent liquor store. Damn. At least the HOOKAH store is still open.
pop restaurant has changed hands 5 times since 2008.
It was there for 15 years and went under after the crash.
People keep buying a complete steup: Full kitchen, walk
in freezer, tables and chairs, etc, thinking they're going
to make it work. But they all go under in 6 months.
People just aren't eating out like they were.
I disagree and hope that I am wrong.
Walmart does bring lower prices but the regular workers do earn a living wage. Plus, Walmart drives out middle class business owners that did pay a better wage as well as make a living and spend that money back in the community. www.commondreams.org had pointed this out many times.
At the job I just quit, we saw the middle class slowly dwindle. Low income, or no income, people cannot afford $500 for a divorce or a custody case.
Again, I hope that I am wrong and the U.S. prospers.