THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, July 5, 1996 TAG: 9607040008
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A8 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Letter
LENGTH: 56 lines
Concerning MacArthur Center, I disagree with the statements by developer William Hiatakj of Taubman Co.:
``They cannot afford to waste walls or displays on windows out to exterior streets.''
``Showroom windows are an absolute anathema to many retailers.''
``It's a concept they are steering away from.''
In this T-shirt infested society, where the retail industry is gasping for breath, sad to say the visual presentation once again is needed to entice the shopper.
The enclosed mall concept would lose the historic flavor and city sophistication anticipated by the customer for the planned MacArthur Center. Surely we need to create retail excitement formerly experienced and the healthy retail climate that our taxpayers deserve.
Yes, bring back showrooms and store windows!
JEANNE OHLRICH
Virginia Beach, June 30, 1996
Concerning MacArthur Center, I disagree with the statements by developer William Hiatakj of Taubman Co.:
``They cannot afford to waste walls or displays on windows out to exterior streets.''
``Showroom windows are an absolute anathema to many retailers.''
``It's a concept they are steering away from.''
In this T-shirt-infested society, where the retail industry is gasping for breath, sad to say the visual presentation once again is needed to entice the shopper.
The enclosed-mall concept would lose the historic flavor and city sophistication anticipated by the customer for the planned MacArthur Center. Surely we need to create retail excitement formerly experienced and the healthy retail climate that our taxpayers deserve.
Yes, bring back showrooms and store windows!
JEANNE OHLRICH
Virginia Beach, June 30, 1996
Concerning MacArthur Center, I disagree with the statements by developer William Hiatakj of Taubman Co.:
``They cannot afford to waste walls or displays on windows out to exterior streets.''
``Showroom windows are an absolute anathema to many retailers.''
``It's a concept they are steering away from.''
In this T-shirt-infested society, where the retail industry is gasping for breath, sad to say the visual presentation once again is needed to entice the shopper.
The enclosed-mall concept would lose the historic flavor and city sophistication anticipated by the customer for the planned MacArthur Center. Surely we need to create retail excitement formerly experienced and the healthy retail climate that our taxpayers deserve.
Yes, bring back showrooms and store windows!
JEANNE OHLRICH
Virginia Beach, June 30, 1996 by CNB