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Old Posted Jan 26, 2023, 1:59 PM
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Originally Posted by pspeid View Post
Isn't that what is essentially happening ay Polo Park, and proposed at Northgate? Residences in extremely close proximity to a mall/retailer? I hate to use the phrase "captive customers" because no-one will "force" those residents into their adjacent malls, but it looks like retailers are counting heavily on the convenience/customer laziness factor to draw large numbers of those residents into their stores.
Yes, to a degree. The interesting piece here is that Costco almost always goes for the huge building in a sea of surface parking. It sounds like this is their first urban style format.
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