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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 5:29 PM
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Originally Posted by esquire View Post
Outlet malls for everyone! Good grief.

Simplicity, you think that the Shindico outlet mall will be so busy that it will strain the streets at Polo Park beyond what they will be able to handle after the current round of improvements? A 50-retailer complex doesn't sound like something that will really have a major impact... despite what Shindico is selling, this is sounding more like a Kenaston and McGillivray kind of strip mall than a big-time Tanger or Simon outlet mall destination.
I think if what you're saying turns out to be the case, there's probably not much to worry about. I also think that's probably likely. My comments were more directed at the possibility that a fifty-store outlet goes in, which, I think is very unlikely. My point was really that should somebody stuff that many stores on that space, and they all succeeded, you'd see a massive spike in traffic on two routes - St. James & Empress - that really have no further capacity. And that says nothing of Maroons Rd.
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