Businesses Closing

[snappy1]

I saw an advertisement that said all of the Aldi stores are closing. The one near us just remodeled and doubled in size. Has anyone else heard this?

We have one set to open here in a month or so.

 

[Morgan101]

We have one set to open here in a month or so.

Happy to hear it. We like their stores and the prices are always good.

 

[UrbanHunter]

Reading more about the Aldi stores there seems to be a common thread with the stores that are closing, “repeated burglaries, property damage, and poor sales performance,”. I think that they are of the mindset that if the neighborhood isn't safe, it isn't worth trying to keep a store there. Simply shut down and move on... Can't blame them on that one.

 

[DodgesMamMaw]

Jeweler closed and florist closing. Both really old businesses.

 

[LadyLocust]

Our Arby's closed, a nutrition place has closed and a nail (fingernails) place - all just in the span of a few blocks. I see on my way to the bank. I don't go cruising around looking for these.

 

[backlash]

The Arby's here closed a few years ago.
One day they just locked the doors and that was it. No notice to the employs or community.
A Carl's Jr. opened in the building about a year later and they are never busy. I don't expect them to survive.
We did get a new Harbor Freight a few months ago.
Also got a new Popeyes.

 

[Peanut]

Driving to TN on Monday I saw something troubling. Large numbers of commercial construction equipment sitting idle. A lot of large track hoe's and a few 200ft cranes. They were sitting at construction sites that looked abandoned. Clearly no work had been done in weeks. Couldn't get replacement parts?

The other thing I noticed was big trucks on the road running empty or bobtail. About one out of every 3 trucks I saw didn't have a load... hmm.