News & Discussion: CBD Retail

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Re: News & Discussion: CBD Retail

#1291 Post by Patrick_27 » Wed Apr 02, 2014 3:38 pm

Aikhme wrote:
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Aikhme wrote:The Rundle Mall Development is hideous!

Not going there to shop! :toilet:

they could have done a bit better to be frank. it is not a good development at all!
how does that in any way affect the quality of the goods available in the shops there, thus affecting your desire to go there to shop?
The goods and services are available elsewhere, without the inconvenience and expense of city parking etc.

That said, the retailers in the mall have been let down badly by the Council and the Rundle Mall Management because the development does not provide a good draw card to bring in more consumers/shoppers. In fact it is shockingly woeful.
"Inconvenience and expense of city parking", really? Clearly you don't travel much, parking prices in Adelaide are very reasonable in comparison to the rest of Australia's capitals. As for inconvenience, I believe Adelaide has the most CBD parking of any Australian capital city.

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#1292 Post by SRW » Wed Apr 02, 2014 8:13 pm

Dare I say it, guys: don't feed the troll.
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Re: News & Discussion: CBD Retail

#1293 Post by pushbutton » Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:43 pm

City parking is something I personally find inconvenient and expensive, and is one of the reasons I rarely shop there.

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#1294 Post by DaveAdl » Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:33 pm

With the highest number of car parks of any CBD I find inconvenient hard to believe ....... Even expensive is a stretch

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#1295 Post by [Shuz] » Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:14 am

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#1296 Post by monotonehell » Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:05 am

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#1297 Post by Nathan » Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:09 am

I found this table about the price of parking to be quite interesting. Expensive to park in Adelaide my arse.
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#1298 Post by DaveAdl » Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:59 pm

Firstly YAWN is my response to Adelaide parking discussion Secondly the evidence is confirmation of the overstated obvious Adelaide has lots of car parks and they are not that expensive and on that note Case Closed moving back on topic of the thread retail now .......

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#1299 Post by SBD » Fri Apr 04, 2014 9:26 pm

If I am going to drive somewhere to go to the shops, I don't decide between Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne; I choose between Adelaide CBD, Elizabeth, Tea Tree Plaza, Golden Grove Village and West Lakes. If Rundle Mall wants to remain the premier shopping precinct in SA, it has to compete on something other than "parking is cheaper here than in Melbourne".

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#1300 Post by DaveAdl » Fri Apr 04, 2014 10:26 pm

West Lakes clearly not a great example Image

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#1301 Post by mshagg » Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:27 am

SBD wrote:If I am going to drive somewhere to go to the shops, I don't decide between Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne; I choose between Adelaide CBD, Elizabeth, Tea Tree Plaza, Golden Grove Village and West Lakes. If Rundle Mall wants to remain the premier shopping precinct in SA, it has to compete on something other than "parking is cheaper here than in Melbourne".
Lol, in what universe is the CBD competing with Elizabeth?

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#1302 Post by Waewick » Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:45 am

I'm work in in the CBD and I will come shopping here over any suburban shopping centre, sure I have to outlay some coin to park, but I can park where I want, it is easy to get to and no driving around looking for a decent undercover park

Also, everything is here, all the shops and most of the stock. If people only go to suburban malls because of the free parking,well I think they are doing themselves a disservice.

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#1303 Post by monotonehell » Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:14 am

Globalize in the former Regent cinema space seems to have been closed. There's an official looking notice on their door, but I couldn't stop to look at the details due to all the pedestrians being squeezed past the paving works.

Coco Black (?) has opened on the corner of Adelaide Arcade over the weekend.
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#1304 Post by Ben » Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:15 am

monotonehell wrote:Globalize in the former Regent cinema space seems to have been closed. There's an official looking notice on their door, but I couldn't stop to look at the details due to all the pedestrians being squeezed past the paving works.

Coco Black (?) has opened on the corner of Adelaide Arcade over the weekend.

Globalise has gone into liquidation

Hopefully someone will buy out Gloabilise and reopen otherwise that will be a big empty space. i would say close to 80% of shops in regent arcade are empty at this stage or closing down.

its Koko Black ;)

These are everywhere in Melbourne and have been told there coffee roasted by St Ali in Melbourne is one of the best. This will be bad news for Haighs as lots of people were in there buying up chocolates.

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Re: News & Discussion: CBD Retail

#1305 Post by Patrick_27 » Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:57 pm

Ben wrote:
monotonehell wrote:Globalize in the former Regent cinema space seems to have been closed. There's an official looking notice on their door, but I couldn't stop to look at the details due to all the pedestrians being squeezed past the paving works.

Coco Black (?) has opened on the corner of Adelaide Arcade over the weekend.

Globalise has gone into liquidation

Hopefully someone will buy out Gloabilise and reopen otherwise that will be a big empty space. i would say close to 80% of shops in regent arcade are empty at this stage or closing down.

its Koko Black ;)

These are everywhere in Melbourne and have been told there coffee roasted by St Ali in Melbourne is one of the best. This will be bad news for Haighs as lots of people were in there buying up chocolates.
I wouldn't worry about Haighs, there's enough room in Adelaide for two in the business specialising in fine chocolates - Haighs do quite well in Koko's territory (Melbourne). Plus, I'd say South Australian's value Haighs more and as a result Haighs will retain their customer loyalty.

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