On Mon, 4 Mar 1996, Lois Melina wrote:
> I suspect the two are closing for different reasons. Wasn't Jackle's due to
> retirement?
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> As for Myklebust's, it may be that there is not a big enough market here for
> the kind of clothing they sell. Eddie Bauer or the Gap might be good
> choices. But it also seems to me that Moscow has a lot of creative people
> and we might do better to have a downtown with more local crafts and arts.
> It seems NW Showcase and Inner Vision are doing well. When people come to
> Moscow for Mom's Weekend or Jazz Festival or Rendezvous, wouldn't it be nice
> to have a downtown where there are antiques, local arts and crafts, etc?
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> Lois
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> At 08:31 AM 3/4/96 PST, Kenton wrote:
> >Some of you may have seen signs over the weekend or received an advertising
> >letter that Myklebust's clothing store is closing. Coming on the heels of
> >Jackle Jewelry's closing after Christmas, this will leave two big gaps in
> >the retail fabric of downtown Moscow.
> >Are these developments inevitable, given the trend toward concentration of
> >retail in malls, or could we have done anything to help these two businesses
> >stay downtown? And who is doing recruitment for businesses to replace
> >them? The Moscow Downtown Association is practically defunct, the Chamber
> >of Commerce doesn't seem to see this as part of its mission, and the
> >EDC seems focused on creating a business park.
> >A strong, healthy downtown shows up repeatedly in surveys and discussions
> >of what people like about Moscow, yet collectively we don't seem to be
> >doing anything to protect and enhance that asset.
> >Joel posted an article several weeks ago about national chains that are
> >seeking downtown locations... What are the chances of luring someone
> >like Eddie Bauer or the Gap to downtown Moscow as an "anchor tenant"?
> >I'd like to hear reactions from other subscribers to this list.
> >Kenton
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