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June 7, 2005

Goodbye Goody's

The Goody's at Oak Hollow Mall will close at the end of August. The company cited "underperformance" for its decision. That means the mall is losing one of its five anchor tenants. And during a walk-through on Monday, I counted between 12 to 15 empty storefronts.

Mall manager David Pierson chose to ac-cent-u-ate the positive, though. The mall, he noted, is nearly 90 percent filled. New stores are eager to come to the mall. Empty shops? They're an opportunity for creating more diversity among the mall's shopping choices. Sales are up, Pierson said. Traffic is up, he said. I only got a quick glance at figures supplied by the mall itself, though.

I use the mall. I buy used CD's at FYE, Orange Juliuses at Orange Julius, even a lawnmower at Sears. I scarf down fried food at the food court. But I wonder about y'all...How often do you visit Oak Hollow Mall? What, in your opinion, would make the mall your first shopping choice, if it isn't already?

Posted by at June 7, 2005 9:12 AM

Comments

Boy, did the hometown Enterprise beat you like a drum on this one. They had it last week some time.

'Course, they're more likely to be wearing Goody's than you, aren't they?

That mall is hel lhole. I can understand why Grier wanted to put a high school for delinquints in there. They're all there already. Hanging around the foot court all day, smokin' and sucking face with a bunch of Archdale-lookin' chicks. With as many of those country-come-to-town idiots they have hanging around, you'd think Goody's would be thriving.

Posted by: HPE Man at June 8, 2005 5:14 PM

Don't give up hope!

Maybe Grier will lease it and call it "Guilford-Goody's High School".

Grier can save it!

He can do ANYTHING!!

Posted by: SAVE GOODy's at June 8, 2005 11:39 PM