Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Why is it that developers, retailers, etc. (including Disney) don't seem to understand saturation and they keep offering the same thing over and over until it's too late, they've built WAY too much and their business collapses?<<< It costs too much money to change?
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I'm a bit skeptical of a Harley Davidson store at DTD. Those stores are primarily busy on weekends. Does DTD need to spark weekend business? And, I think they are very much "event driven". That end of the parking lot will become a motorcycle convention every weekend. Not sure that is what Disney really wants. Glad to see they will do something with the Virgin store. I walked into it a few weeks ago and thay have one of those car building shops for the kids but it looked pretty silly in that big space.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<Why is it that developers, retailers, etc. (including Disney) don't seem to understand saturation and they keep offering the same thing over and over until it's too late>> My theory: they know it will eventually run its course, but the executives in charge during the build-up figure they'll be long gone, with their millions, before it all collapses.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ Makes them seem awfully corrupt and unconcerned, then, doesn't it? Only worried about their wellbeing, versus both their's and the company's....
Originally Posted By dshyates There is already a Harley-Davidson store in Pleasure Island. It is going to be removed in the HW redo. I imagine that they want to remain in DtD so it makes sense to just move to a vacant location on the westside.
Originally Posted By SeventyOne <Personally I don't think the issue with themed stores is the economy. I think it is a matter of saturation and product offering. When the very same "themed" store is in every cute touristy shopping mall on the planet, it loses some punch. Big biz carbon copies EVERYTHING that works in an effort to save money while grabbing ours. Self inflicted destruction ensues. We want unique stores with unique merchandise.> Exactly this. Several stores in IoA that offer themed merchandise had hour-long waits to get inside last week. Of course, it helps to start with a story and build the merchandise around that, rather than just building a mall.
