http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing ColumbusUnderground.com Messageboard en-US Fri, 24 May 2013 21:04:19 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/search.php http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing/page/2#post-431864 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:11:11 +0000 Porky 431864@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Carabbas on the other hand, excellent pasta, still in BFE! </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431847 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:17:57 +0000 Walker 431847@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Doh. For some reason I read the name, but was thinking of <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/cantina-laredo-opens-first-ohio-restaurant">Cantina Laredo</a>. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431837 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:56:56 +0000 peanutnozone 431837@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><blockquote>Cabela's not so much, as restaurants</blockquote></p> <p>Walker: city-slicker extraordinaire! </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431823 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:24:18 +0000 futureman 431823@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Twixlen <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431822">said</a>:</cite><br /> Um, Walker... a Cabela's is an outdoor/hunting gear store. </p></blockquote> <p>Indeed - <a href="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/02/17/cabelas-a-big-catch-for-columbus.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2012/02/17/cabelas-a-big-catch-for-columbus.html</a> </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431822 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:15:57 +0000 Twixlen 431822@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Walker <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431821">said</a>:</cite><br /> Costco &amp; Von Maur, definitely makes sense to have a more centralized location.</p> <p>Cabela's not so much, as restaurants generally aren't a type of retailer that needs to serve an entire region.</p> </blockquote> <p>Um, Walker... a Cabela's is an outdoor/hunting gear store. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431821 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:14:02 +0000 Walker 431821@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>FireEngine <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431738">said</a>:</cite><br /> Like Costco, or Cabela's, or Von Maur. </p></blockquote> <p>Costco &amp; Von Maur, definitely makes sense to have a more centralized location.</p> <p>Cabela's not so much, as restaurants generally aren't a type of retailer that needs to serve an entire region. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431805 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 07:46:41 +0000 Twixlen 431805@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>FireEngine <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431738">said</a>:</cite><br /> Like Costco, or Cabela's, or Von Maur. </p></blockquote> <p>Actually, I would totally have a Costco membership - and know several others who would also have one - if it weren't so friggin' far away. I really wish there was one in the southern hemisphere of Columbus.</p> <blockquote><p><cite>mrpoppinzs <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431752">said</a>:</cite><br /> There is plenty of overpriced home decor in the central city (ie SN). </p> <p>What we really need closer to downtown, IMHO, is a place to buy appliances and other less kitschy stuff. I would really like to see a resurgence of non-boutique retail closer to the core. </p></blockquote> <p>But that is the whole point, no? The Great Indoors carried appliances and tile and rugs and kitchenware and towels and bedding and lighting, etc, etc. It would have been awesome to have a store like that, much more centrally located. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431752 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:08:45 +0000 mrpoppinzs 431752@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>There is plenty of overpriced home decor in the central city (ie SN). </p> <p>What we really need closer to downtown, IMHO, is a place to buy appliances and other less kitschy stuff. I would really like to see a resurgence of non-boutique retail closer to the core. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431742 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:58:51 +0000 GCrites80s 431742@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Whatever your target demographic is, it's best to locate neat them. Or find a part of town where your target demographic is underserved. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431738 Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:48:18 +0000 FireEngine 431738@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Walker <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431387">said</a>:</cite><br /> She said "central" not "Downtown".</p> <p>If you're a regional store with only one location, it would seem to make sense to want to locate centrally to be as close to as much of the regional population as possible. </p></blockquote> <p>Like Costco, or Cabela's, or Von Maur. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431387 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:36:47 +0000 Walker 431387@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>bman <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420577">said</a>:</cite><br /> Why was the Polaris location bad and downtown better?</p></blockquote> <p>She said "central" not "Downtown".</p> <p>If you're a regional store with only one location, it would seem to make sense to want to locate centrally to be as close to as much of the regional population as possible. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-431384 Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:35:24 +0000 News 431384@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p><strong>Great Indoors at Polaris closing in June; 80 losing jobs</strong><br /> Business First<br /> Date: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 9:03am EDT<br /> Doug Buchanan | Business First</p> <p><em>Sears Holdings Corp. will shutter its Great Indoors store on Polaris Parkway and lay off its 80 workers on June 16. The Hoffman Estates, Ill.-based company will lay off employees during a two-week period starting June 16, according to a notice Sears filed with the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services .<br /> </em><br /> READ MORE: <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/04/25/great-indoors-at-polaris-closing-in.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2012/04/25/great-indoors-at-polaris-closing-in.html</a> </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420643 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:09:54 +0000 GCrites80s 420643@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>bman <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420577">said</a>:</cite><br /> Why was the Polaris location bad and downtown better? Sears is closing ALL stores so I dont know if this store under performed or not.</p> </blockquote> <p>That's a little misleading. Sears is closing all of its Great Indoors stores, not all Sears locations. At least for now. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420588 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:04:14 +0000 bman 420588@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Mercurius <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420579">said</a>:</cite><br /> Do you ever read the NYTimes Real Estate Section and compare "On the Market in the City" and "On the Market in the Region?" If not--that will answer your question. </p></blockquote> <p>Wtfe </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420579 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:40:52 +0000 Mercurius 420579@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>bman <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420577">said</a>:</cite><br /> Why was the Polaris location bad and downtown better? Sears is closing ALL stores so I dont know if this store under performed or not. </p></blockquote> <p>Do you ever read the NYTimes Real Estate Section and compare "On the Market in the City" and "On the Market in the Region?" If not--that will answer your question. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420577 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:37:49 +0000 bman 420577@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>Twixlen <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420576">said</a>:</cite><br /> I also really liked that store - unique lighting and the only dealer in town for some specific high-end appliances, </p> <p>I actually think their location at Polaris hurt them - I think a store like that would have done better much more central city. </p> <p>And they were heinously overpriced on some things, particularly all their "home decor" items. Most of that stuff could be found at a Marshall's or Homegoods for half the price. </p></blockquote> <p>Why was the Polaris location bad and downtown better? Sears is closing ALL stores so I dont know if this store under performed or not. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420576 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:32:25 +0000 Twixlen 420576@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>I also really liked that store - unique lighting and the only dealer in town for some specific high-end appliances, </p> <p>I actually think their location at Polaris hurt them - I think a store like that would have done better much more central city. </p> <p>And they were heinously overpriced on some things, particularly all their "home decor" items. Most of that stuff could be found at a Marshall's or Homegoods for half the price. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420575 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:28:28 +0000 bman 420575@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <blockquote><p><cite>kmg67 <a href="http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420572">said</a>:</cite><br /> Wow, always likied that store. Now maybe a good time to get some good deals on some kitchen stuff! </p></blockquote> <p>Me too! Would assume anything that Sears stores don't carry will be liquidated. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420573 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:20:55 +0000 ricospaz 420573@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>wondering if they will have a selloff or just close? I liked that store, overpriced a bit. </p> http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/great-indoors-closing#post-420572 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 10:18:58 +0000 kmg67 420572@http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/ <p>Wow, always likied that store. Now maybe a good time to get some good deals on some kitchen stuff! </p>