Rachylou, for you a sad reminder

annagybe

Closed down store in Pullman, Washington
ETA the front of the store, it was a ShopKo, that went out business a few years ago.
A bit indicative of retail in the US

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4 years ago

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rachylou

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Aw man. It’s like the Zombie Apocalypse. I miss Payless Shoes. A new pair of bakery work boots wouldn’t hurt. They had the most comfortable, most practical ones. Their work boots made for good dog-walking rain boots too. Really stood up to that kind of abuse, which the pricey walkshop shoes do not.

4 years ago

Janet

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My husband and I stopped by the mall the other night for Nando's (we'd just gotten home from TX and had nothing in the house to cook for dinner). There's a Sears right next to it, and we were marveling at how Sears used to be THE PLACE. You could do all your Christmas shopping there when we were kids. Tools, appliances, toys, clothes... The one up where I grew up, about an hour from here, is closed now, which would break my mom's heart if she were still around. There is another mall not far from here -- about halfway between Annapolis and Baltimore -- and one of my regular biking and running trails runs right by it. I remember when it opened up when I was young, and it was the hopping place back then. Like the mall in Stranger Things. Now it looks like a ghost town.

4 years ago

rachylou

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I remember when the nearest indoor mall opened. Sears, Macy’s, JC Penney. It was upscale. Now it’s Walmart and gang shootouts...

4 years ago

Joy

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A town nearby is planning to develop 9 square miles of strip malls. Big mistake. They Re having trouble getting clients. The day of the mall and strip mall is gone. Except for services like dog groomers and nail salons, things are easier on line. Our latest big purchases have been online Cosco.( car and washer). We are not proud of buying online rather than locally, but the price difference is substantial. We were talking about a new book store relocating to our town. DDIL said she was planing to buy a cookbook for a gift. At the bookstore it was $47. On Amazon it was $15 for the same book, no shipping cost. It is hard to resist.

4 years ago

rachylou

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Wait... did you say you bought a car online, Joy?

I agree 9 square miles sounds like a huge mistake. In our area they’re putting up a lot of high density housing. Every building has store fronts on the ground floor... and nothing ever goes in.

4 years ago

Runcarla

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I was listening to a public talk radio station today, and there was an article about on-line shops opening B&M stores for item pick up. Purchase of cars on-line was something that was talked about.

4 years ago

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