tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post1466238865965577618..comments2024-03-29T03:59:50.007-04:00Comments on Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: Popeyes Joining the Poultry Party, Planning New Restaurant Near North DeKalb MallAtlantan99http://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-63488565622214084372013-08-05T12:28:00.431-04:002013-08-05T12:28:00.431-04:00@Anon,
I too saw that last week but also heard tha...@Anon,<br />I too saw that last week but also heard that Popeye's was cleared for the site. I hope to have more info soon.<br /><br />Thanks for the comment and for your readership.Atlantan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-727678735877053292013-08-05T09:29:34.041-04:002013-08-05T09:29:34.041-04:00I noticed yesterday that "For Sale" sign...I noticed yesterday that "For Sale" sign for this property has added "Back on market". I guess the Popeye's plan fell thru.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-28451663265637589742012-09-11T14:21:04.710-04:002012-09-11T14:21:04.710-04:00Malls everywhere are struggling because the intern...Malls everywhere are struggling because the internet has all but killed most types of retail. Metro Atlanta in particular has too much retail space. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-49334870105931509182012-08-31T13:19:14.740-04:002012-08-31T13:19:14.740-04:00Anonymous:
While the owners of Aldi & Trader...Anonymous: <br />While the owners of Aldi & Trader Joe's ARE related, Aldi DOES NOT own Trader Joe's. The owners are brothers.Recycoolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-55199250492663505132012-08-31T08:54:22.405-04:002012-08-31T08:54:22.405-04:00Anonymous, the neighborhoods on all immediate side...Anonymous, the neighborhoods on all immediate sides of the mall are actually very nice. You may be thinking about the area around E. Ponce and McClendon in Clarkston as being "rough", but some would take you up on that, too. Lower income does not equal mean. Take a lap and you'll see. <br /><br />That said, the problem with a redevelopment of NDM is not the desire of the community but the median household income for 30033 and immediate area. The numbers for higher cost redevelopment just aren't there. Hence fast food and cafeterias rule and Walmarts on it's way up the street. <br /><br />And the word is that Costco Brookhaven, while not close, was the one in the running for NDM. Sams Club at Clairemont has been quietly mentioned as too close. As for Trader Joes, the owner's ALDI are pulling back on expanding that chain, as it's not performing as expected. <br /><br />NDM has some very serious challenges including the fact that it may have finally reached the end of its life span. One rumor is a great big redo of the whole site aka Town Bookhaven or Atlantic Station, though on a smaller, more intelligent scale. It's great to see the turnaround along N. Druid. I'm hoping that this a precursor to even better things in the area. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-71531979622283897842012-08-30T12:31:37.047-04:002012-08-30T12:31:37.047-04:00I was actually thinking of that potato bread place...I was actually thinking of that potato bread place just yesterday, couldn't remember the name. They were good.<br /><br />Other blasts from the past at ndm: Lechmere (they had cool electronics for mid-late 80s), McCrory's. I used to shop at Mervyn's quite a bit.mindspringyahoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04916299133467799390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-61158329123136375822012-08-30T05:29:07.948-04:002012-08-30T05:29:07.948-04:00Bring back Market Square and the Cupim hamburger r...Bring back Market Square and the Cupim hamburger restaurant with the potato bread buns!Skreethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08357675608204102051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-73406648759675717172012-08-29T18:56:14.916-04:002012-08-29T18:56:14.916-04:00NDM used to be a good mall with good stores. Small...NDM used to be a good mall with good stores. Small and convenient-- then they got new owners and higher rent. Big chains wouldn't pay the higher rent and left the area. Way to go, new owners! Now NDM is sad. To whomever said this is a ghetto area, you're right and you're wrong. There are very nice neighborhoods on one side and very run down rough neighborhoods on the other. It could go either way and it seems the people who have the money are pushing the area to Walmart demographic way. Bad news for those of us who are property owners. Hurts my heart! I love the area and "YES" I remember beanie babies at Save-on-Plants! AND to the other person who used to hang out at the old bank..."NO" thirty is not even close to being old, but old enough (and wise enough)to appreciate the "good old days" at NDM. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-5811939181779880612012-08-29T18:12:35.515-04:002012-08-29T18:12:35.515-04:00@Fulltimealison,
I grew up in the area as well an...@Fulltimealison,<br /><br />I grew up in the area as well and while I don't recall that space being a bank... I do recall a number of other good times at NDM. Challenges, Old school Gap, Phar-Mor, Dippin'Dots and who could forget beanie babies at Save On Plants! Oh memories.<br /><br />To answer your question, no they are not related. Zaxby's is Athens-based and is its own company. Popeyes is owned by AFC Enterprises and is based in Sandy Springs. AFC once owned Cinnabon, Seattle's Best Coffee and Church's Chicken but its only food holding currently is Popeyes.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and for sharing your thoughts!Atlantan99https://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-54896762171799760872012-08-29T10:49:01.134-04:002012-08-29T10:49:01.134-04:00Low priced chicken/buffet restaurants = the same k...Low priced chicken/buffet restaurants = the same kind of places that Sam's Club shoppers (read Wal*Mart shoppers) tend to enjoy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-53249293753768081872012-08-29T10:37:12.536-04:002012-08-29T10:37:12.536-04:00Sam's Club historically serves a lower income ...Sam's Club historically serves a lower income demographic than Costco, notably because until recently they only cared about selling bulk staples while Costco has long been selling higher end items as well. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-69623677433077116142012-08-29T02:04:06.901-04:002012-08-29T02:04:06.901-04:00"Might all this new activity lead to the neig..."Might all this new activity lead to the neighborhood's highly sought after and long debated/rumored Costco Wholesale? This blogger hopes yes, despite the fact that the new restaurant openings seem more in line with the demographics of Sam's Club."<br /><br />Please elaborate/explain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-54613490444366350172012-08-28T18:17:32.670-04:002012-08-28T18:17:32.670-04:00When I was a kid, that building didn't have th...When I was a kid, that building didn't have that hideous blue shit, and it was a bank. My mom worked there and I would hang out and eat the candy and stuff if school was out that day. Also the mall used to not be terrible! And I'm about to turn 30 which I guess is kind of old, but it seems like everything went rapidly to shit and I'm not sure why. The neighborhoods near there have only gotten nicer, but the mall has gotten worse and worse. Today I was there for lunch and there was a dude playing piano in the food court, which was pretty classy. He played a Stevie Wonder song and I wanted to ask him to play it with his eyes closed.<br /><br />Are Popeye's and Zaxby's related? The other Zaxby's near here, on Memorial, is also right next to a Popeye's. I wish more people would open stores in the mall, because I think people would go there. I would, anyway! There's always a line at Ross, Bath & Body Works, and back in the day the Old Navy was really handy too.<br /><br />Aaaanyway, thanks for the news.fulltimealisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-4729457095229805252012-08-28T12:57:40.412-04:002012-08-28T12:57:40.412-04:00Just another ghetto area among a city full of ghet...Just another ghetto area among a city full of ghetto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-46518936982680356152012-08-28T09:08:49.435-04:002012-08-28T09:08:49.435-04:00That area screams Sam's or BJ's...not Cost...That area screams Sam's or BJ's...not Costco.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com