Posted by farmer boy on November 16, 2013 at 16:49:35 from (199.167.109.42):
In Reply to: Main Street USA Gone posted by Harvey2 on November 16, 2013 at 10:30:47:
While it is sad to see this happening, it's just change. It makes more sense to build a larger store. On top of that, have you seen the price of down town stores? In a small town that a business would struggle to survive in, they often want 200,000 for an old store that needs updating. Or you can build a nice new place for the same money. For the size of store you need to have a good selection of goods and survive, you need a good sized store, often 2 or 3 "regular size" main street stores. Very hard and expensive to come by. Add to that that parking is often limited versus having a store with lots of dedicated parking. If I were to want to open a business in town, I don't think I would look too hard at main street stores.
That all said, the main streets in most of the towns around me don't seem to be doing too bad. There are always a few stores empty or for sale, and of course that store that no business seems to make it more than 6 months in but overall, not mostly barren like you're describing. There are a few towns that the main street stores are dying, not that they(the towns) necessary lack businesses, but that they've chosen not to be on main street.
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