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Originally Posted by BrianL99
Because the owner of The Villages is one of the smartest commercial real estate owners in the world and knows what rental rates are justified in his properties.
& I happen to know someone who was on the task force, that came up with the original concept for Staples & the Petco/PetSmart business model, back in the 1980's. I'm shocked PetSmart lasted as long as it did, as that location never met the demographic or location parameters.
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PetSmart is actually in a great location. Because they do grooming right there and are surrounded by other strip-mall chain stores, a massage place, restaurants, and a veterinarian on site, you can drop the dog off for grooming, and walk to lunch, maybe pick up a doohickie decoration for your living room, get a pedicure, and never have to move your car out of its spot in the parking lot. I usually buy cat food at PetCo because that's as far as my golf cart is allowed to go, but whenever I walk across Rolling Acres for lunch at Chipotle or Brooklyn Water Bagels, I always stop at PetCo and visit the cats up for adoption, and pick up a can or two of whatever my cat likes.
People at Water Oak and other points south along 441 go there often as well.