Pluto In Capricorn: Another Business Shut Down ‘Round Here
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This morning I called Sportsman’s Warehouse to see what time they opened because the soldier wanted me to pick something up there. The phone picked up and there was a recorded message, “Come to our store closing sale…”
We lost a circuit city, we lost 2 grocery stores, and too many small businesses around here to count.
What’s strange is I was driving around the neighborhood with a pal about 8 years – my son was a baby. “None of these stores are going to be here,” I said. “They’re going to be boarded up because there is no way this can go on, these places are just not going to be here…”
Now it is happening and I’m just stunned.
Is your city being boarded up too?
22 Responses to “Pluto In Capricorn: Another Business Shut Down ‘Round Here”
No, but my city is busy getting to host the Olympics in less than a year, so they have make sure they waster trillions of dollars first.
I don’t recognize my city some days. They build ugly condos everywhere, but the only businesses that can afford to move into new developments are frigging Starbucks and Moneymart and it makes me so angry. How does this make a neighbourhood??? And My neighbour just lost her lease on her shop as her rent went up to $7,000 per month no one can afford that kind of rent.
Yes and I’ve noticed something that I haven’t seen since the early-80s in Detroit.
In the parking lots of the closed up stores, people are setting up yard sale type things. Selling their random stuff spread out on blankets by the side of their car.
Elsa do you have any ideas about what may spring up in the Collective with Pluto in Capricorn?
I can’t help but think something may,but I have no idea what it ‘looks like’ if you know what I mean.
My dad always tells me ‘life abhors a vacuum’ but I’m not sure how his philosophy this applies to what’s happening with businesses, and how we go about our day to day lives.
Well Long Island has several malls, and there is one that used to be considered “high end” – is called The Source Mall – they had Fortunoff’s (went under), Circuit City (went under), the store that sold Sarah Jessica Parker’s clothes (can’t think of the name, but they went under too) – and a bunch of small stores that only sell designer items – anyway was in paper today that they defaulted on their million something dollar balloon payment, and have all ready filed for bankruptcy protection. On the other hand, I just want to Wal-Mart with my daughter, and it was wall to wall people, and we all know it’s because of their low, low prices. True, variety of shopping soon we will not have.
not so much here, but business is bad. all trends hit us further down the road.
I sure hope I don’t have to shop wal-mart. I hate shopping wal-mart. I understand why people do, no judgements here. and for me it’s not political. I just. hate. it.
I prefer to shop Stan’s– most small towns have this type of store. they sell farming/hunting supplies, general merch, clothes, toys, hardware, weird stuff. none of the cool kids shop there.
I’m worried cos I hear they’re not doing well.
I grocery shopped today. The smallifying of the packages continues….
yup.
i’m hoping service, quality, and professionalism will get the respect they deserve again…
we’ll see.
Just got back from errands… noticed today that some of the stuff I like to buy just to indulge (certain brands of makeup, or that just right undergarment, a brand of peanut butter that I like, and even a replacement coffee pot) have either been discontinued by the manufacturer or are no longer being sold at my favorite stores.
Here in California we lost Circuit City, CompUSA, Mervy’s, many Starbucks and Coffee Bean locations… and these are only some of the major chains, not to mention small one-location stores. It’s really sad. I agree with the above comments, quality/quantity is dropping, and some good brands are not available in stores anymore – I’m getting them on Amazon or eBay.
I did see something like this in the recession of the early 90′s and when the aerospace industry left.
Yes definitely fewer choices and commercial real estate will be the next sector to experience large defaults as anchor tenants leave and entire malls fail.
Frankly, I am more concerned with PRINT MEDIA and loss of newspapers and seasoned reporters. With cut-backs at existing papers leaving only skelton staffs, all of our news now comes from a couple Polit bureau style “networks” and that really scares me.
Some of chains (starbucks) had definitely over expanded and needed pruning.
MzScarlett – I responded here:
And here is another thing:
It is very easy (for me) to tell who is going to stay in business. There are two (local) businesses I can think who are definitely going to still be here. One of them is the company planning to exploit the stimulus package.
Those people are keener than hell.
The other is the Korean grocery / superstore here. Man, they are going to be UNSTOPPABLE. If there is ONE grocery store left in this city that is not walmart it is going to be these people because they wheel and deal and pass it on to the customer like nobodies business.
Value, Bay-bee! Like this blog.
I agree about Hmart. Love that store!
The shop where I work is one of the small businesses that will stand. My boss is savvy as hell and we have the talent to back up her business skills. Grooming is recession resistant but people are starting to be very discerning. They are not going to waste money. They are boarding with us because we provide value and don’t try to upsell extra services. They are buying our food because it is better for their dogs and healthy diets = fewer vet costs. And they value our grooming because we will tailor the groom to meet their scheduling needs. Shorter trims require less frequent visits, but a bad haircut doesn’t provide real value no matter how short.
Can you tell I’m proud of my profession. 
Anyway I have these insights about the value of our store because of this ongoing conversation about trends in business.
I used to live in an area where Walmarts were everywhere and almost the only choice. We had other major chains, but they were basically the same thing as Walmart anyway.
Now I live in a place where I have lots of local options but the closest Walmart is like 45 minute drive away. Hooray!
But recently I have discovered a super secret! There is a grocery store that sells to businesses like restaurants etc, with amazing prices. They sell to anyone who pays in cash, they don’t ask questions. In my town this is called “Cash & Carry.” It’s main name brands and the normal stuff I would buy only most of it is in bigger sizes. If you’re like me and you are trying to cook almost everything yourself, you’re going to use it up anyway though.
Some areas of mine are, some new stores are opening. I’m baffled as to how that’s working. But there’s more empty stores around here, and it’s sad. Especially when it’s places I went to that closed.
I’m not seeing it in my neighborhood or nearby but the outer subburbs are closing up shop like no-body’s business – bye bye strip malls.
I think I’m in too close to the city center to see much close down. New restaurant down the street from me is owned by a guy in our neighborhood and the place is packed – every day, every night.
One of our roommate/renters lost his job in layoffs two months ago. I’m starting to worry about him.
My town’s pizza place closed. 
Only business that would deliver food to where we live (boonies).
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Yup. It’s so weird to see one store after another just die off, board up, and go away. I remember years and years ago, that old debate about how Wal-Mart was the death knell for small hardware shops and independently owned department stores, you know, the kind that anchored a city or town’s Main Street. Now I wonder if we won’t be returning to some version of that? Streamlining, back to basics.. more community?