Re: Taters

["J. Sullivan" <jsullivan@moscow.com>]

Very well said!

Janesta Sullivan
no relationship to Sharon other than we agree on this topic!

Sharon Sullivan wrote:

> That's too bad about Taters.  When daring to venture to a place like a mall,
> it is always unfortunate to need real food and find junk.  It gives me some
> kind of secure feeling to know that there is a huge unadulterated (if you so
> desire) baked potato available, if needed.
>
> Why do businesses always feel the need to maximize their profit margins to
> the nth degree?  Capitallism can never just be satisfied with just ordinary,
> "getting by" economies by which most of us individuals live.  I wonder if
> the seniors that hang out at Tater's will frequent the new A & W
> establishment?  I'll miss the sweet woman who camps out there during the
> holidays crocheting snowflakes.
>
> Of course I can't say I'm surprised, it's just the mall.  But let's hope
> that the A & W's don't creep any closer to downtown.  Can we draw a "line in
> the sand" at Line Street to be zoned to the east:  NO-C-C:  NO CORPORATE
> CRAP ?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jean and Bruce Livingston <jeanlivingston@turbonet.com>
> To: <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Cc: <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 7:54 AM
> Subject: Re: Taters
>
> > To explain the mall's motive, the usual mall rental agreement includes a
> > structured, variable rent, that increases based on a [variable] percentage
> > of the store renter's gross income.  As[suming] the gross income of the
> > renter increases, the money owed the mall by the renter (based on the
> > chosen rental percentage) increases above a cerrtain pre-determined
> minimum
> > rent payment.  Seemingly the mall believes that another tenant will either
> > bring in greater volume, hence rent, from Taters itself, or will draw more
> > shopping prone customers to the mall who will increase sales in other
> > stores in the mall more than the current/former customers at Taters.
> >
> > Bruce Livingston
> > ----------
> > > From: Don Roskovich <donell@moscow.com>
> > > To: joank@moscow.com
> > > Cc: vision2020@moscow.com
> > > Subject: Re: Taters
> > > Date: Thursday, February 17, 2000 11:15 PM
> > >
> > > >Joan....There was an article in the Weekend edition of the Daily News
> > last
> > > Saturday that explained the closure of Tater's at the Mall.  Clayton was
> > > forced to close Tater's after 20 years in business....it was not his
> wish
> > to
> > > do so.  Right now the mall management is negotiating for a chain with
> > "name
> > > recognition" for that spot, and if the rumors are true, we will soon
> have
> > an
> > > A&W similar to the one in the Lewiston Mall. "Name recognition" is
> > desired
> > > in the hopes it will increase foot traffic.
> > >
> > >                                  Ellen A. Roskovich
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > A business close to Taters states that Clayton does not want to
> > > >close but is being forced out because the PEM wants to get a
> > > >chain restaurant in the mall. Does anybody know about this? And if
> > > >it's true, do we really need another chain in Moscow when Taters
> > > >has been so successful and supported by the town since they
> > > >opened so many years ago?
> > > >
> > > >Joan Klingler
> > > >Moscow Idaho 83843
> > > >joank@moscow.com
> > > >208-882-8853
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >