[NPMUG] Cranberry Twp User Group meeting for the NPMUG - Wed Feb 4, 2009

[Greg Simkins biz]

Apple IS high end.  Doesn't this create an inconsistent argument?

I don't get good vibes from Simon Malls either.  I went to take photos  
of the Apple store during recent renovation and the old lady at the  
information booth insisted that photos were not permitted.  When I  
asked her where such a sign might be, she called the rent-a-cop.  That  
left a very bad taste in my mouth to see that the level of trust in  
our society has sunk to such a low level that they assume I must be  
casing the joint for a robbery or something.

Greg





On Feb 2, 2009, at 10:09 PM, Scott Baret wrote:

> This is really nothing new with Simon Malls. They will regularly do
> this and force tenants to leave. I'm a Ross Park shopper and remember
> when this happened to Cheryl & Co (the cookie store) in 1997. I was
> not the only one upset by the departure and still feel as though they
> made this move in part to move a different store (Gymboree and part of
> a jewelry store) into that space. I believe they did the same thing
> when longtime tenants such as Radio Shack and Ritz Camera left in
> favor of the new high-end stores that have opened there recently.
>
> My thought is that Simon is going to push for some big-name restaurant
> to come and fill the space if they truly "forced out" the Roxy. They
> have a famous chain at Ross Park, which they seem to want SHV to
> compete against. Why not fill the vacant Boscov's with a Von Maur
> while we're at it?
>
> The reason I feel Simon is to blame for doing this is because the
> problem of "forced out by big-time rent increase" was never an issue
> at Ross Park until 1996-1997 when Simon took it over.
>
> Hopefully they don't force out our Apple Store of South Hills (I doubt
> they will though). However, if they do, Ross Park sure could use  
> one...
>
> Scott
>
> On Feb 2, 2009, at 9:58 PM, Bruce Wells wrote:
>
>> My father in law who lives in near the Village said  that the Roxy
>> quit after the mall raised their rent.  Simon says: more-money.
>> Probably cause they got put off by Penn-Dot in Cranberry.
>>
>> CuZinBruce
>> On Feb 2, 2009, at 9:41 PM, Dave Sevick wrote:
>>
>>> Topics:
>>>
>>> iLife '09
>>>
>>> iWork '09
>>>
>>> Open Q & A ...
>>>
>>>
>>> Nightcap at Primanti's  to follow .... and yes, they are still in
>>> business.  Not like the Roxy in SHVillage who quits on us   :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> See you Wed night.
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
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