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Sumo_Cerebro t1_ivtqgel wrote

Reply to comment by NotTheOnlyGamer in 7 Eleven to go by mantunesofnewark

Market saturation my friend.

There are 2 7-Elevens on Broad Street and another right around the corner on Market.

It's the exact same store, and they are all 10-15 minute walks within each other.

Something had to change. Things like this are exactly why Downtown has been an Food Desert for ages.

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ahtasva t1_ivuc802 wrote

So the remedy to fixing the food desert problem is closing down a 7-11? By the miracle of magical thinking, the organic coop grocery store is going to sweep in and fill that empty store front?😂😂

The loitering in front of that store existed long before the 7-11 existed. No matter what store you open there the homeless will congregate in front of it.

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charlesdv10 t1_ivuxyz7 wrote

Fruit house on broad street has good produce and is much needed in the area: I try to go there vs Whole Foods!

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ScrollHectic t1_ivvubz8 wrote

I wonder how long they'll stay in business. I hope they do. I go there occasionally but rarely see people in there. Reminds me of Markit that opened on Broad Street just past Broad Street Station maybe 10 years ago. I think they survived a year before closing...

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ryanov t1_iweaeey wrote

?uestion Mart. Last I knew, the signs were still up.

I liked that store, but they seemed to have trouble keeping the things you'd need in stock.

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eastaleph t1_iw2oi8o wrote

Hasn't fruit house been open since before the pandemic?

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ryanov t1_iweal2k wrote

I'm pretty sure they've been open a little more than a year.

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TrafficSNAFU t1_ivv8w18 wrote

The 7-Eleven on Broad Street is also closing I believe.

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ScrollHectic t1_ivvtuvs wrote

I do agree the 7-Eleven's downtown are close enough together that it's overkill, but the one in the Ironbound is far enough that it's location seems viable. There are 3 Krausers downtown too - all within 10 to 15 minute walks apart; no one is taking issue with that, so I don't think the concern is retail redundancy. The loitering is really the concern.

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ryanov t1_iwea9af wrote

They all opened at virtually the same damn time too.

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