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Re: News article about Imagination Centers
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Mon, 13 Mar 2000 22:44:50 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> Mark Herzberg wrote:
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> > In lugnet.general, Gary R. Istok writes:
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> > > Mark Herzberg wrote:
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> > > > In lugnet.general, Adrian Egli writes:
> > > > > There was an article in the business section of the San Diego Union- • Tribune
> > > > > today(March 10) about LEGO planning to open more Imagination Center • stores
> > > > > across the country(ONE NOTE: not where yet!).
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> > > > If they want to open 12-15 centres, these are the cities I would look for • them
> > > > in (all guesses, though some have been previously confirmed). They are • all
> > > > attract quite a few tourist, and, for the most part, have the so-
> > > > called "festival malls":
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> > > > New York City, New York
> > > > San Fransisco, California
> > > > Los Angeles, California
> > > > Miami, Florida
> > > > Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
> > > > Dallas, Texas
> > > > Houston, Texas
> > > > San Antonio, Texas
> > > > Atlanta, Georgia
> > > > Las Vegas, Nevada
> > > > Seattle, Washington
> > > > Denver, Colorado
> > > > Chicago, Illinois
> > > > New Orleans, Louisiana
> > > > Toronto, Ontario, Canada (assuming they are planning store in Canada, • which
> > I
> > > > would guess so)
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> > > Sounds good Mark, but you missed 4 of the 8 largest population centers in • the
> > > country, namely Philadelphia, Detroit, Boston and Washington/Baltimore (the • other
> > > 4 are NewYork, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose). • Not
> > sure
> > > if all of them have Festival Marketplaces (Boston has Fanueil Hall/Quincy • Market,
> > > Detroit has Trappers Alley Marketplace/Casino).
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> > > Gary Istok
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> > Yes, I meant to put Philly and Boston does make sense, but I don't think
> > Washington/Baltimore would work well for a location. And I am not sure here,
> > but I don't Detroit is one of the 8 largest, Miami-Ft. Lauderdale is (Miami- • Ft.
> > Lauderdale has about 4.2 million people, and I know Detroit in itself has • 1.08
> > million or so), and I also think Houston is larger than either.
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> Well, yes Detroit does have 1 million. But in the metro area (which now • includes 5
> counties and Ann Arbor), is about 4.9 million (in the top 8).
Thats what I did not know. I am not very familiar with the metro area of
Detroit. However, despite its huge population, I still don't see it as a
market for an LIC. Within in three hours*, of the Miami metro area (which I
know contains Miami-Dade and Broward counties, but might also contain Monroe
and Palm Beach), you have well over 8.5 million people, including Orlando,
Daytona, Palm Beach, Naples, and Ft. Meyers. All are huge toursit areas, and
Detorit and the surrouding areas are as big tourist attractions as the SF and
MIA metro areas.(though I do love Detroit).
*It all depends on traffic conditions, but before 6 A.M. in the morning or
after 11 P.M. at night, you can make it to downtown Orlando in three hours on
the Turnpike. Making it to Orlando metro area can be done easily in that
amount of time.
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| (...) Well, yes Detroit does have 1 million. But in the metro area (which now includes 5 counties and Ann Arbor), is about 4.9 million (in the top 8). If you include Windsor, Ontario (which statisticians do not include), less than a mile across the (...) (25 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.general)
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