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Originally Posted by O-Town Hockey
I was talking to one of the product reps at Hartman's (or whatever it is called now) the other day. He said that they are taking a HUGE hit since Sobey's opened. I wonder if our downtown core could sustain another such store? There are lots more people living downtown now but a lot of them use their cars to shop at places like Costco or the Superstores in Vanier and Westboro. I'm all for more retail, but not if a place like Hartman's has to close as a result.
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Whereas there is a dearth of any meaningful hardware stores in the area.
I like living downtown for the most part, but it's a real pain when you need to go to a computer store or hardware store.