kuwolde wrote:
This isn't the first Old Navy that has moved here in the Kansas City area. The first Kansas City area Old Navy location at 91st and Metcalf moved a couple of years ago to Ward Parkway Mall. The Barrywoods location had already been remodeled once and is one of the smaller locations in the area, which I'm sure will be remedied in the Zona Rosa location. If you look at the other clothing retailers in Zona Rosa (American Eagle, Abercrombie, Forever 21, etc.) I think Old Navy will do just fine.
I never said they wouldn't do fine but they're doing fine where they are right now. I just said I didn't want to see them in Zona Rosa.
We already have plenty of clothing retailers there as you said and there's a three story Dillards going in that will add even more. I'd prefer something more unique to the area that fills a need for the residents of the area.
I think it's stupid just to move two blocks down the street. That building is what? Eight years old or so? It's not like the walls are crumbling. Cars are always bumper to bumper coming out of that area too so it's not like it's a bad location. I don't want to see another situation like the one created when Dick's Sporting Goods moved just for the sake of moving to the latest hot spot where you have a basically new building sitting vacant for a long period of time. That type of thing is occurring too often these days and it's becoming a pet peeve of mine.
Smaller location? It looks to be just about as big as any of the others I've been in but I admit I didn't break out my tape measure so I'll take your word for it. You seem to know your stuff when it comes to Old Navy. I do know that there's plenty of underutilized space in there. They don't make good use of their vertical space at all.
Anyway, I wasn't trying to start a debate. Just expressing my opinion about it.
That model cost them something like 80,000 to build, and was given away free. Unfortunately I was working and was second on the list, and someone else got to it before me. The nice lady at Steiners let me know all about it though, and the person who picked it up was named "Kevin" Any guesses????
