[Pondman88]

Why doesn't Walmart try to move into the older, abandoned city centers? Here in Ct Walmart was recently shot down near the highway.....but a short mile from this site is a perfectly good, older downtown setting. In my view were Walmart to open at these sites (some, at least) they would engender good will from a whole host of people and attract good crowds to revitalize these areas.

But hey, WTF do I know????

[sittnick]

Why doesn't Walmart try to move into the older, abandoned city centers? Here in Ct Walmart was recently shot down near the highway.....but a short mile from this site is a perfectly good, older downtown setting.

I have lived most of my life in Connecticut, and while I do not carry Wal-Mart's water, didn't Grants, Caldors, Barkers, Mammoth Mart, Stars, Treasure City, The Meriden Square, the Enfield Square, West Farms Mall, Ames, K-Mart etc. kill the downtown stores (Edw. Malley's, Macy's, G. Fox, numerous Mom-n-Pops) long before Wal-Mart came on the scene?

In Wallingford CT, a brand new Super K-Mart went up in anticipation of a Wal-Mart. It was no contest ... despite Super K's 24 hours and groceries, Wal-Mart clobbered them and will soon take over the Wallingford building in order to expand on the cheap. Frankly, I doubt that the downtown stores in Wallingford noticed one way or the other.

[HungarianGypsy]

Why doesn't Walmart try to move into the older, abandoned city centers? Here in Ct Walmart was recently shot down near the highway.....but a short mile from this site is a perfectly good, older downtown setting. In my view were Walmart to open at these sites (some, at least) they would engender good will from a whole host of people and attract good crowds to revitalize these areas.

At least three of the Wal-Marts in my area moved into old malls that were about to become useless anyhow -- or already were. As far as town centers, people who live close to downtown areas I have lived in want to have retail, but what they want are little foo-foo boutiques or a Starbucks. If a "big box" store is even suggested residents often shout, "Not in our neighborhood." Yet, they will drive five miles or so out of their way to go to a Wal-Mart in another area.