tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5648930267700517158..comments2024-03-28T09:48:01.838-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Tough retail Environment? Upscale furniture shop closing on the BoweryUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-37652112831080158302016-01-07T16:35:53.664-05:002016-01-07T16:35:53.664-05:00Besides the prices, you know this was a store for ...Besides the prices, you know this was a store for rich people, because everything was sized for a house in LA, not NYC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73824407143117314332016-01-07T14:37:11.751-05:002016-01-07T14:37:11.751-05:00Furniture is for yuppies anyway.Furniture is for yuppies anyway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54767164219745815782016-01-07T12:32:09.798-05:002016-01-07T12:32:09.798-05:00I ran a business in that very shop before Environm...I ran a business in that very shop before Environment, There is little or no serious traffic and the rent is too damn high. Most of the street traffic we see today is made up of tourists. And tourists shop for discounts, cheap tees and food. cmarrtyynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23912378931409554792016-01-07T12:04:11.249-05:002016-01-07T12:04:11.249-05:00@10:06am: You nailed it.
@Gojira: It's not ...@10:06am: You nailed it.<br /><br />@Gojira: It's not just you!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43265263562444968682016-01-07T11:53:37.214-05:002016-01-07T11:53:37.214-05:00And, this store was on Broadway and 18th Street fo...And, this store was on Broadway and 18th Street for several years before locating to BoweryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20454353773551123562016-01-07T11:40:05.317-05:002016-01-07T11:40:05.317-05:00Gojira, as someone that owns a shop selling restor...Gojira, as someone that owns a shop selling restored vintage furniture I could not agree more. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51001871760761571422016-01-07T10:44:13.839-05:002016-01-07T10:44:13.839-05:00This is sad. I really like this store. A lot of ...This is sad. I really like this store. A lot of their merchandise is unique and timeless. Too bad. WTF is happening with this neighborhood? I will vomit if another subway or Duane Reade or TD Bank invades the area. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34399928350338825332016-01-07T10:10:34.043-05:002016-01-07T10:10:34.043-05:00Erm, I would think the home that truly respects th...Erm, I would think the home that truly respects the planet would be filled with nice used or vintage furniture so as not to promulgate a continuation of the use of natural resources and chemicals to make all-new stuff. Quality's usually better, too, for less money. But maybe that's just me.Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17379627077046546042016-01-07T10:06:06.053-05:002016-01-07T10:06:06.053-05:00Nothing is "timeless" these days. We'...Nothing is "timeless" these days. We're on a month to month basis in this neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56194458989472624542016-01-07T09:07:45.898-05:002016-01-07T09:07:45.898-05:00Hyping a neighborhood as the reason to buy your wa...Hyping a neighborhood as the reason to buy your wares does not work obviously. I think the Bowery will see a lot more places closing shortly after opening, it's all too fast and expensive a place to open a new business. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com