Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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The brick and mortar retail stores have gone out of business because a new technology has replaced going out of your home to shop. The brick and mortar places that paint toes and color and cut hair at this time are still needed. Supply and demand.
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Regarding the Wal-Mart discussion:
In my perfect world, Wal-Mart would have been including company stock as a part of compensation for all their store employees. Publix employees “own” those nice, clean stores with the helpful employees. (Publix stock is not publicly traded.) Procter and Gamble, I think from its beginning, included stock in employee compensation. PG has a long history of paying, and increasing, dividends. (I assume other big companies have employee stock plans as a part of their business plan.) I think stock-owning employees are good for a company. The potential for ROI is not only monetary but can have positive educational and psychological components for individuals who work there — at every level. Employee loyalty and commitment is a constant influence on ROI. But Wal-Mart did not ask me how to run their company. In my perfect world, McDonalds would include stock for all employees, too. For those who think this would be a give-away, I hope you will stop and think this through. A share here and a share there, over time, would/could be an all-around investment and really good for business. (Retail and restaurants, in general, are not known for investing in their frontline employees to cultivate employee loyalty.) |
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Is it true that there are only a dozen or so Walmart's in Connecticut?
Is it true that Walmart just recently came to that state? There are three here in the Villages, four if you count the one real close off 466A and 441/27. Apparently some areas of the country are not as familiar with Walmart as others. I still have not visited a Trader Joe's. But I have a positive feeling toward it because of opinions on this forum. Aren't Trader Joe's a brick and mortar in strip malls? Not an anchor because they are small?
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They will look like Detroit.
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Aging in place...
During our last visit to the Atlanta area, our dear friends took us to a “live, work and play” development, made possible by a failing mall or similar space. In my opinion, it addressed many if not all the needs and wants of people regardless of age. “The Villages” fulfills that need for the “boomers” era now, and I see it adaptable and desireable to many ages and stages of life in the future.
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Amazon is looking to add more Whole Foods stores......
Amazon to expand Whole Foods stores: WSJ Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk |
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Apparently some areas of the country are not as familiar with Walmart as others. [/QUOTE] It's only since we've moved here that I've become a WalMartian. Or would that be WalMartienne? There were no Walmarts convenient to us back up north. Love the prices on household goods such as paper products, water, soda, bleach, etc., etc. And, lately I've been ordering at Walmart.com and having the heavy stuff delivered (with no shipping fees). Love it.
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Yes I do .......... the very epitome of elegance! I just did a search on Jordan Marsh and up popped the Blueberry Muffin recipe. I used to make these all the time when my children were little. I had forgotten what a great store it was. I believe some of my furniture came from there, it never wore out. Thank you for the memories!
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I have never heard of them until this post. I googled and came up with JM's interesting history:
Jordan Marsh - Wikipedia It says that many of the JM stores were taken over by Macy's.
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Yes, the Jordan Marsh in our city took over the building that was occupied by Bon Marche and was down the street from Cherry and Webb.
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Does anyone remember the great Christmas display they used to have on the upper floor where the furniture was? I took my children to see their Santa every year whether they wanted to go or not because it was the best Christmas display anywhere. I'll have to ask my boys if they remember the Santa ........ they will think I have lost it!
Those blueberry muffins were huge and used to run over the edge of the muffin pan, but they always came out cleanly .... mine, not so much, had to sort of, kinda, dig them out, but we ate them anyway.
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