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Old 08-22-2023, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Sandy and Ed View Post
Up north malls and large department stores are closing left and right due to th surge in shop by phone houses such as Amazon as well as less merchandise being stocked on store shelves in lieu of phone orders from websites. Wonder if this might eventually put a damper on some of the anchor stores anticipated in the villages present and future
Good point to ponder - and could be true, as many big box stores are rethinking their business models regarding building new stores. Personally, I would be OK if these stores do not make it south of 44. I don’t shop at any of them anyway (most shopping done on-line). I drive up to 441/27 and that traffic quagmire in Lady Lake as little as possible, because of all that traffic that comes with those strip malls and fast food outlets.
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