tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post6068735452113564524..comments2024-03-18T21:36:59.045-04:00Comments on Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: Wal-Mart Plans Store For, Where Else? SUBURBAN PlazaAtlantan99http://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-1119432650604398702012-04-22T09:28:58.024-04:002012-04-22T09:28:58.024-04:00We need a establishment like Trader Joes. Walmart ...We need a establishment like Trader Joes. Walmart breeds and promotes continual disregard to community in the name of profit.<br />Where does this end? This is a festering cancer that has to end.<br />Give us an cultural environment, not a shanty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-15785569087673694162011-12-20T22:13:03.052-05:002011-12-20T22:13:03.052-05:00yea. wal-mart is the antichrist, but suburban lane...yea. wal-mart is the antichrist, but suburban lanes is the savior. nothing brings more joy than rollin a big ball down a slicked up lane and crashin it into a buncha pins. and sundays, 6 bucks, all you can bowl. that's a better deal than you'll EVER get at wal-mart. just don't close the lanes, ya'll. just don't close the lanes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-42170997716310734922011-10-24T17:37:47.377-04:002011-10-24T17:37:47.377-04:00This is so sad. Decatur is not a place for a Walma...This is so sad. Decatur is not a place for a Walmart. I live less than a half a mile from here and I know at least 20 families that would protest this. Decatur is a place where local mom and pop type stores are embraced. To me opening a walmart here is a travesty. I hoped this plaza would get revitalized but I hoped if it would be a big box store or a chain that it would be a trader joes, fresh market or even a whole foods. I will NOT shop at walmart and I believe that neither will the locals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-7805531186974454672011-06-15T11:26:27.890-04:002011-06-15T11:26:27.890-04:00Should anyone in Decatur, or elsewhere ITP for tha...Should anyone in Decatur, or elsewhere ITP for that matter, like me to forward the weekly Zone 2 (where the intown, Howell Station Wal-Mart is located) crime stats I'll be glad to add them to my distribution list. Then you too can see, firsthand, just how much criminal activity a Wal-Mart attracts. On a daily basis!Grayson: Atlanta, GAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063253721956158654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-5217554496537019142011-06-14T21:27:01.499-04:002011-06-14T21:27:01.499-04:00NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I live acros...NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />I live across the street on Church Street. CRAP!!!! I am putting my house on the market and getting out of here before this happens!!! I am not happy!!! We DO NOT NEED a Walmart in Decatur!!!!!!!!Chrissy Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17709214076932313962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-16772851387352865572011-06-14T21:08:43.733-04:002011-06-14T21:08:43.733-04:00I am all for this development being remodeled beca...I am all for this development being remodeled because I hate driving by it every day. However, obviously some of the Wal-mart supporters on here do not live in the Medlock area. We already get enough Emory cut-through traffic, now we will have even more traffic from a Wal-mart! I am sure that there are other "nice" looking stores that could go in and make life so much better in this area. Even though a Trader Joes would bring more traffic, at least it is a nicer establishment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-88605574289576316372011-06-14T14:42:38.460-04:002011-06-14T14:42:38.460-04:00I own That Pottery Place studio in Suburban Plaza ...I own That Pottery Place studio in Suburban Plaza and I find it interestng that the leasing company, Selig Enterprises, has said nothing to us about this. No other tenant seems to know either except by rumor and now some seeming confirmation. I hope we can stay in Suburban and don't get forced out or priced out given this development. We've just now started to settle into this new location for us (since October 2009)and Decatur is our home as well.Edithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00819962270380037450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-66633676295513887932011-06-14T12:41:19.277-04:002011-06-14T12:41:19.277-04:00Those folks on the Decatur Metro blog are livid ab...Those folks on the Decatur Metro blog are livid about this development. It has to be better than a rotting expanse of washed out asphalt and shuttered storefronts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-70791113907510549462011-06-14T08:05:30.551-04:002011-06-14T08:05:30.551-04:00Hate that it is not a Trader Joe's coming and ...Hate that it is not a Trader Joe's coming and hope that Last Chance stays!Debbie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02355860274614350342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-10285485998541956602011-06-13T23:35:36.795-04:002011-06-13T23:35:36.795-04:00@Anon,
You are correct, my apologies. The correc...@Anon,<br /><br />You are correct, my apologies. The correction has been made.<br /><br />Thanks for being so observant :)Atlantan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-80968840497209047702011-06-13T23:32:21.755-04:002011-06-13T23:32:21.755-04:00Its historic west side village, not west end villa...Its historic west side village, not west end villageAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-57743530239483784902011-06-13T22:38:37.453-04:002011-06-13T22:38:37.453-04:00Good, this means more business for the awesome Coz...Good, this means more business for the awesome Cozy Burger Town. That place is tasty!<br /><br />And they better keep Last Chance Thrift Store there, still plenty of room even if they do a whole center remodel.TheJohnPhttp://twitter.com/thejohnpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-52655661365434322762011-06-13T22:07:14.279-04:002011-06-13T22:07:14.279-04:00Target Greatland was just Super Target without the...Target Greatland was just Super Target without the food. There used to be one at Sawgrass Mills in Sunrise, FL; They have since converted it to a Super Target. And with Target's current initiative to add groceries to regular Target stores, Greatland no longer made sense.Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-70455725228706224902011-06-13T17:58:14.444-04:002011-06-13T17:58:14.444-04:00I'm under the impression that some other busin...I'm under the impression that some other businesses were interested, but that the owner of suburban plaza was holding out for a big box store to revamp the place. If he couldn't get a big box store then he'd only rent to short term renters like what is there now. <br /><br />I hate that the place has sat empty for so long, but I'm not jazzed. I've shopped at Walmart at times and it's honestly not that great. It's a monstrosity and the prices are really no lower than other places. Why can't we have smaller, better stores, that won't overwhelm everything around them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-1788909556343986062011-06-13T16:35:49.200-04:002011-06-13T16:35:49.200-04:00That shopping center has been in need of an overha...That shopping center has been in need of an overhaul for years!! It is a pit now, I'm sorry. Even though I'm not crazy about Wal-Mart, either, it is better than what is there now. Evidently other businesses aren't interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-51213265589075425012011-06-13T15:19:51.803-04:002011-06-13T15:19:51.803-04:00Dear Anonymous I guess you don't get those em...Dear Anonymous I guess you don't get those emails that show WM shoppers at their worst. That isn't snobbery. That is disgust at how folks have no respect for themselves or anyone else. We can all find something at WM but they really do ruin small businesses with their "get it all here" marketing. I moved to the Decatur area 30 years ago because I love the people friendly -smaller town atmosphere that Decatur used to be and is still trying to re-cultivate.I shop in those small stores rather than the big malls,and I will hate to see their business suffer. Just another opinion <br />.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-65037288841794608732011-06-13T14:27:41.422-04:002011-06-13T14:27:41.422-04:00Carl-your attitude is what is wrong with so many p...Carl-your attitude is what is wrong with so many people that live in Decatur. What a snob you are the way you talk about THOSE people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-50239379243824627112011-06-13T13:49:17.612-04:002011-06-13T13:49:17.612-04:00@Carl,
I spoke with Target's Director of Real...@Carl,<br /><br />I spoke with Target's Director of Real Estate last month at ICSC's REcon convention in Vegas and she informed me the "Greatland" concept is no longer a current store format. Basically, no future stores will be built with the Greatland branding and existing stores will remain for now but may in the [near] future be reconfigured /rebranded.Atlantan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-36931354012981308522011-06-13T13:38:58.394-04:002011-06-13T13:38:58.394-04:00Not sure what is meant by the Greatland concept be...Not sure what is meant by the Greatland concept being abandoned. Have all of the others (which existed long before this one was converted) closed or been rebranded? The only major retail branding shift Target has made over the last decade or so was to abandon the Archer Farms Market name for the grocery side of SuperTarget (though the product brand continues on the shelves inside).<br /><br />As for whether this the right fit for an area bordering Decatur: apparently so. I don't know why people shop at WM, except apparently they think they can't do any better. They perceive prices to be lower, selection to be greater, etc. I will admit that the hours of operation encourage people to shop there. And yes, WM is a classier operation than it used to be. I've spent an incredible amount of time in those stores in the last year doing audits, mystery shops, and so forth, and I must say: it looks better but still feels like WM. I see people I'd never expect to see in the Howell Mill location, but that doesn't make it seem less depressing, smell better, etc. People must be shopping there out of perceived convenience or other factors, because it sure isn't what I imagine most people describing as "fun." There are already folks in Decatur and environs that think they "must" go to WM for various reasons, and that number will only likely increase with the addition of a closer location. <br /><br />Thanks much for providing the detailed news on this!Carlhttp://twitter.com/carlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-85865417155684057902011-06-13T13:06:07.355-04:002011-06-13T13:06:07.355-04:00I am ambivalent about this. I don't live far ...I am ambivalent about this. I don't live far from here and every Sunday morning drive past this sad scene on my way to DeKalb Framers Market. It will be nice to see something going in, but I hate Wal-Mart as a shopping experience and don't like the impact this will have on the nearby area. I'll continue to shop at Target.Jim ATLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820811483606619534noreply@blogger.com