vision2020
Re: mauled mall
You make a lot of assumptions about the mall tenants. Have you every talked
with an owner of a mall store? I have.
Joe Tassinari
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shahab Mesbah" <meteor2@moscow.com>
To: "Vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 8:20 PM
Subject: RE: mauled mall
> Well... the mall makes it's money from the sales of the tenants. Malls
> generally have tenant groups who have some say in the decisions made at the
> mall. It, in fact, would not surprise me if this group or some of the
> tenants had not been behind the clearing to begin with. At any rate, the
> mall is a connected group of businesses and one of the few ways to affect
> this group is to make them understand that we are not happy with what they
> have done. It might seem like they are paying for someone else's mistake.
> Nevertheless, these businesses have chosen to develop an alliance with the
> mall and thus share the burden by association. This is why I decided not to
> open my store in the mall... I did not believe in the idea of the mall and
> chose not to ally myself with them and become a hypocrite! The stores
> benefit from the mall and they should share the burden of their mistakes.
> They are a symbiotic organism so to affect one you will affect the other.
>
> Shahab...
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tassinari [mailto:tassin@moscow.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 6:38 PM
> To: mchumare@turbonet.com; John Danahy
> Cc: Vision2020
> Subject: Re: mauled mall
>
> A boycott of all the occupants on the day after Thanksgiving might perhaps
> make
> a statement to the occupants. And what will be the affect? Did they pull
> out
> the shrubbery? Will the people in Spokane care about anything the occupants
> have to say? I would assume the people in Spokane's attitude is pay your
> rent
> or move out!
>
> Joe Tassinari
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maree McHugh" <mchumare@turbonet.com>
> To: "John Danahy" <JDANAHY@turbonet.com>
> Cc: "Vision2020" <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 8:41 PM
> Subject: Re: mauled mall
>
>
> > Sounds appropriate, however the Mall and its occupants need to be told
> > about this movement and the rationale behind it!
> > In addition to NOT setting foot in the mall, it would be important to
> > make contact with the mall occupants to let them know how unhappy folks
> > are.
> >
> > John Danahy wrote:
> > >
> > > I suggest those who have both the time and the passion for activism
> propose
> > > a boycott of the mall on the Friday after Thanksgiving!!
> > >
> > > John and Laurie Danahy
> > > jdanahy@turbonet.com
> >
>
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