Comments on: Thriving businesses http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/ The world view from the teacher's desk Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:52:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: dkzody http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/#comment-631 dkzody Thu, 08 Jan 2009 16:47:43 +0000 http://dkzody.wordpress.com/?p=525#comment-631 I haven't been to Whole Foods in about two weeks (shock), but now that school is going to start again, I must get some groceries. I will check their hours. They are in a very upscale shopping center which has had a full parking lot every time I've been in there. I haven’t been to Whole Foods in about two weeks (shock), but now that school is going to start again, I must get some groceries. I will check their hours. They are in a very upscale shopping center which has had a full parking lot every time I’ve been in there.

]]> By: Kathy G http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/#comment-630 Kathy G Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:23:32 +0000 http://dkzody.wordpress.com/?p=525#comment-630 I'm finding that stores aren't as busy as last month-don't know if that's attributable to the economy or post-holiday slowness. My local Whole Foods has shortened its hours, opening one hour later and closing one hour earlier. Since Son #3 works there, that's a real concern to me. I’m finding that stores aren’t as busy as last month-don’t know if that’s attributable to the economy or post-holiday slowness.

My local Whole Foods has shortened its hours, opening one hour later and closing one hour earlier. Since Son #3 works there, that’s a real concern to me.

]]> By: heidi http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/#comment-629 heidi Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:08:38 +0000 http://dkzody.wordpress.com/?p=525#comment-629 um, yea...i work at a mall and it is ridiculously busy every day. just wanted to share a website you might like to use with your students- www.xtranormal.com um, yea…i work at a mall and it is ridiculously busy every day.
just wanted to share a website you might like to use with your students- http://www.xtranormal.com

]]> By: Betty http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/#comment-628 Betty Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:59:31 +0000 http://dkzody.wordpress.com/?p=525#comment-628 I think that a lot of people are just going back to being more conservative. Hopefully, things will come to some sort of balance. I also find that the stores are busy. Plus, people still continued to drive even when the gas prices were off the charts. I agree that retail will survive. I think that a lot of people are just going back to being more conservative. Hopefully, things will come to some sort of balance. I also find that the stores are busy. Plus, people still continued to drive even when the gas prices were off the charts. I agree that retail will survive.

]]> By: Melissa B. http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/#comment-627 Melissa B. Mon, 05 Jan 2009 18:53:20 +0000 http://dkzody.wordpress.com/?p=525#comment-627 When my kids were home from college, we were talking about how the 20-somethings were raised in a real Consumer Culture. Remember...Abercrombie, American Eagle and their ilk "came of age" during the late '90s-early 2000's. Now some of these very stores, including Old Navy, are considering bankruptcy, or worse. A sad state of affairs, indeed. What are all these consumer-conscious kids to think? When my kids were home from college, we were talking about how the 20-somethings were raised in a real Consumer Culture. Remember…Abercrombie, American Eagle and their ilk “came of age” during the late ’90s-early 2000’s. Now some of these very stores, including Old Navy, are considering bankruptcy, or worse. A sad state of affairs, indeed. What are all these consumer-conscious kids to think?

]]> By: dkzody http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/#comment-625 dkzody Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:29:25 +0000 http://dkzody.wordpress.com/?p=525#comment-625 You may be right about the debt. What I have read says that malls are coming up on some big loan payments early in this year. We have an acquaintance, though, who owned a Chinese restaurant and had to close after 35 years because the strip mall manager would not renegotiate her rent. The place sat empty for about 4 months but now as a large, lush floral store in it. Very high end arrangements. You may be right about the debt. What I have read says that malls are coming up on some big loan payments early in this year. We have an acquaintance, though, who owned a Chinese restaurant and had to close after 35 years because the strip mall manager would not renegotiate her rent. The place sat empty for about 4 months but now as a large, lush floral store in it. Very high end arrangements.

]]> By: teachj http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/#comment-624 teachj Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:00:02 +0000 http://dkzody.wordpress.com/?p=525#comment-624 You look at two businesses - 1) several newspapers 2) certain financial establishments. Both had plenty of customers (maybe not as many as before) but the customers were there. But because they were laden with debt, they became unprofitable. Malls could be in the same boat. You look at two businesses – 1) several newspapers 2) certain financial establishments. Both had plenty of customers (maybe not as many as before) but the customers were there. But because they were laden with debt, they became unprofitable. Malls could be in the same boat.

]]> By: Jay http://dkzody.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/thriving-businesses/#comment-623 Jay Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:06:00 +0000 http://dkzody.wordpress.com/?p=525#comment-623 We went to Best Buy yesterday at about 6:30, on our way to dinner. Almost couldn't get a parking spot and had a hard time getting the attention of a salesclerk. Of course, the local football team is in the playoffs with the first game today, so people may have been there getting The Big TV to watch... We went to Best Buy yesterday at about 6:30, on our way to dinner. Almost couldn’t get a parking spot and had a hard time getting the attention of a salesclerk. Of course, the local football team is in the playoffs with the first game today, so people may have been there getting The Big TV to watch…

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