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Originally Posted by fastcarsfreedom
Somewhere I posted regarding Peoples before. The company had a decades-long presence downtown--though never in J.S.
Used to be in a streetfront location on King just east of James. Moved to the H.E.C. when it opened (1991?). It, along with sister jewellery company Mappins were among the first big chain retailers to bail out of the H.E.C. and downtown in relatively short order -- I'd guess '92 or '93...right when Peoples (and the retail economy in general went into a financial tailspin.
Peoples opening in JS is not only a great addition of a national retailer to JS, but more importantly marks the return of a retailer that had long ago given up on the core.
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definitely, this is good news.
If they can do well, hopefully it will encourage other retailers to come back downtown.
The store looks nice too, not a shabby looking place like many of the other jewelry stores in the mall.
Also, Deco's Deli and Shanghai Tea Merchant look really nice too. It seems like things are turning around in Jackson....I believe that if the York redevelopment plans and pedestrianization of Gore take place, you'll see Jackson do really well smack dab in the middle of two great urban districts.