I know you have seen the articles that bring up the fact that certain businesses in downtown Greensboro have had to shut down due to lack of business. These articles always bother me because they are very one-sided. The one that sticks out in my head was of course printed by the lovely folks at the News & Record.
No one ever brings up the qualifications of the person running the business… or the business concept. Did you know a popcorn store is opening in downtown Greensboro (in the strip across from McCoul’s)? Does that make you shake your head? When is the last time you were heading down Elm St. and said, “I sure would like to have some popcorn?” Let’s imagine that the rent on this space is $2,000 (which is very low) and the average tub/bag of popcorn is $5. That means they have to sell 400 bags of popcorn each month just to break even! I wish the business owner the best of luck... but man, they better be putting something great into their popcorn.
I think going forward city officials really need to take a closer look at the businesses that go into downtown.
No one ever brings up the qualifications of the person running the business… or the business concept. Did you know a popcorn store is opening in downtown Greensboro (in the strip across from McCoul’s)? Does that make you shake your head? When is the last time you were heading down Elm St. and said, “I sure would like to have some popcorn?” Let’s imagine that the rent on this space is $2,000 (which is very low) and the average tub/bag of popcorn is $5. That means they have to sell 400 bags of popcorn each month just to break even! I wish the business owner the best of luck... but man, they better be putting something great into their popcorn.
I think going forward city officials really need to take a closer look at the businesses that go into downtown.
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