Same happened in my town. Got some cheap couches at closing and later it turned into a sick arcade
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Awesome, yea I'm starting to feel like there may be a small window of opportunity. A couple of other small stores have closed as well, and there's no coffee shop in the mall, or anywhere close in the surrounding area. It's a bit tempting.
Problem is, these businesses are closing because they are not making money there. If a bunch of business we are closing, it means that the mall is dying. Opening up new store is just a bad idea as they will have the same issues. Rent is likely way too high, and mall attendance is way too low.
Unless you have something that will be a big draw for people, it is likely a bad bet. Cofee shops and such are there to serve people shopping in other stores. If foot traffic is down, it won't work out well.
I think the only way it would work is if I got an amazing lease deal cheap, and was able to get a spot near one of the entrances. A bit of a far fetched idea, but it makes sense to me, especially because the only reason I visit it is because there's an electric vehicle charger near by. With EV sales growing, and demand for charging infrastructure, it could bring more foot traffic. The thing is to avoid doing anything that someone can just get on Amazon or at Walmart.
It's a single business that closed down, and we don't really know the reason
To provide more context, over half the mall is empty at this point, it's been a trend. Just over the last month three places closed, so it feels like it's been accelerating. There are several retail outlets that I'm almost certain are about to close like Foot Locker.
“Furniture shopping made easy”. Indeed they’ll get no argument from me there
Had a similar view a few years ago. A multi-storey hypermarket closed down and were in their final week of sales, and some departments looked like that already.
I remember when a big department store near me closed, and I visited near the end to see if there were any good deals. They had organized the fixtures by type, and had them staged around the store for removal. There was one section of dozens of mannikins, all crowded together like a frozen, naked rave, a lot of them painted silver. I took a picture of it, but I can't find it.
Guess it's unfurnished now
Bust out the VR headsets.
Liminal
Roller skates!
Looks like a dream fo Heely wearers
My first thought was roller skates lol .