Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Fri 11 Jul 2008 03:18:06p, Gloria P told us...
>
> >
> >
> > One of the first Krispy Kreme (doughnut) shops opened a few miles away
> > from our house about two years ago. Imagine my surprise to see, driving
> > by about a year later that it was boarded over and had a "For sale or
> > lease" sign on the building. And I never even got the chance to sample
> > their wares! When it opened the lines of cars for the drive-up went
> > around the block and the parking lot was jammed for a while.
> >
> > Evidently the mystique didn't last long or it was the wrong
> > location/demographic (in an area with loads of apartments and condos.)
> >
> > Walmarts and Targets are still springing up all around, often just two
> > or three miles from an existing store which closes when the new one
> > opens, leaving an empty storefront. Ugh.
> >
> > gloria p
> >
>
> I don't go to Costco frequently, but I was in the area the other day and
> thought I would stop in for a few items. Imagine my surprise when I found
> it locked up tight and boards over the windows. They had moved in recent
> months to a new location about less than 2 miles from the original spot.

There can be a lot of reasons for those kind of moves, including giving
the big FU to a city government that is giving them problems. Other
times, building / land lease issues, developers offering more for the
land to build some other project, etc.