tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post3749620841769956355..comments2023-08-18T11:40:19.852-06:00Comments on Los Alamos and Santa Fe Bikes: Nattering Nabobs 101: Does Rain Really Follow the Plow? Or, can we expect better than failed expectation from Trinity Site?Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10105951751896463667noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-15378687681057679112012-01-10T16:16:20.349-07:002012-01-10T16:16:20.349-07:00If Smith's is going to sell pet stuff in their...If Smith's is going to sell pet stuff in their new store then, no, Pangaea will not be allowed into Trinity Site. No one who competes with Smith's will be allowed in.<br /><br />Once Kroger bought Mari-Mac, this whole exercise became about one thing. Maintaining a very profitable monopoly by doing a "same old, same old" no frills rectangular strip mall circa the 60's.<br /><br />It has nothing to do with retaining shoppers on the hill with a cool gleaming shopping experience, as was the originally stated plan.<br /><br />This plan is just as likely to keep new retailers out of our town as it will serve to attract them with a cool new modern shopping area that won't exist. It's also likely to kill off some of our long established home town local GRT paying retailers.<br /><br />The goal of keeping dollars in Los Alamos seems to have been jettisoned as this new mall doesn't have the elements that would make people want to shop there rather than taking their usual trip to Santa Fe/Espanola/Alb for variety, atmosphere and food selection.<br /><br />So the central question we must answer before moving forward is: Will this proposed NADG mall design retain a significant amount of shoppers and GRT dollars in Los Alamos?<br /><br />I don't see how it does. All it does is upgrade/expand Smith's and take some business away from other retailers in town.<br /><br />This latest design is a simple rectangular strip mall with nothing outstanding or unique about it. We already have that. It's not the shopping magnet we envisioned.<br /><br />This is not what the town voted for.<br /><br />It seemed originally that the schools were helping out the town by providing land for development of a unique shopping experience. Now the tables are turned and the town is stuck bailing out the schools by making this suboptimal deal with NADG so that the schools can start getting some lease money for their land.<br /><br />Plus, this is probably the very worst possible moment in history to be making a shopping mall deal. The market for shopping malls is decimated. No one wants to invest in them now. Even NADG is dragging this one out as long as humanly possible.<br /><br />If we waited a few years for the market to recover we would stand a much better chance of getting a halfway decent design that isn't plain yogurt.<br /><br />Heck we've waited 30 years or so, a few more won't kill us. Meanwhile, the County should pay the schools for leasing their land while we wait for the market to recover.<br /><br />We need to start thinking outside the box instead of getting ourselves boxed in!Greg Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769874270579917554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-90120821991450775702012-01-05T07:10:26.269-07:002012-01-05T07:10:26.269-07:00We love Pangaea and do as much business there as p...We love Pangaea and do as much business there as possible. Question is, would Pet Pangaea be one of the chosen ones who could move into Trinity Site? Or, would a MegaSmiths get County help in running such small businesses into the ground. Enquiring minds want to know, as they say...Khalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11866897914538110672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-74382183170649310212012-01-04T23:03:56.573-07:002012-01-04T23:03:56.573-07:00A bigger pet store? Is this to serve the demograph...A bigger pet store? Is this to serve the demographic of really fat pet owners? Otherwise I think we are in good stead with the Pangea. I think I mostly agree with the rest.Tarik Salehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664260510124463879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6955311294411328562.post-37950856068313376932012-01-03T23:20:45.388-07:002012-01-03T23:20:45.388-07:00Sounds a lot like North Texas except we're not...Sounds a lot like North Texas except we're not so dependent on a very big employer. Lots of empty retail here and it's been that way since 2003 when I arrived.Steve Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13650405341304401203noreply@blogger.com