Well Brick town is adding ‘’box stores’’ too. There’s always a Target going up somewhere and loads of 7-11’s and WaWa’s all over.
I’m surprised AC is still holding on. Funny isn’t it? It all seems what ever the state of the economy people have money to blow on gambling or booze or drugs.
Happy New Year!
I don’t think enough people have money to blow on the gambling; that is why they are in trouble. They seem to be trying to add non-gambling entertainment (just as malls seem to adding non-shopping options to survive); in both cases they need foot traffic to stay alive, and their cores (gambling and shopping) aren’t cutting it. Of course they’ve added dining, but they need more; AC has shows and seems to be adding shopping, and the new “mall” up here (American Dream) basically added a theme park (after sitting vacant but completed as a shopping mall for several years). I’d imagine both will get in on selling pot now as well; whatever brings bodies in the door.