Submitted 13 hours ago by ramble81@lemmy.zip to showerthoughts@lemmy.world
Kind of like the Prada in Marfa, it could be an art project and contain Radio Shack, Blockbuster and other stores from that time that aren’t around anymore.
In this economy?
Do you know what it would cost to build one of those stores for an “art project”. More than it would have cost when they were in full swing, no more economy of scale savings. A Radio Shack sign alone would be 10 or $15K today.
I could see it working as a themed area inside a larger tourist theme park with rides and things. If most of the structure is fake just to get the look right on the surface it might not be too pricey to setup and could generate revenue just on admittance fees.
for internal signs, about $30 for large prints. they come shipped in a large roll.
it’s far cheaper than you think, what hurts you is things you cant simulate with plastic/cardboard/etc. actual goods on display.
depending on the business you are targeting and the era. getting products to display that are in mint condition is expensive.
surprisingly, the cheapest ones are clothing stores. you can just pick up reproductions. the plastic pushtags and original product label tags are cheap to make if you have references. they just make them in sheets with cardboard backing. you make a stencil, mark the outlines of each tag with a hobby knife and cut them out.
the most expensive cost is the space. leasing and restoring/maintaing a space is not cheap. even “abandoned” malls still want premiums for those stores…
We need a circuit city as well.
I see your Circuit City and raise you Service Merchandise.
I see your Service Merchandise and I raise you HHGreg.
Yugi??? NOOOOOOO!
Not with Radio Shack.
I think that would work for a month or two
I’m gonna need a Bradley’s on one end and a Woolworths on the other.
Just go to a defunct mall
What? In person shopping in Sears, Claire’s Boutque, Spencer’s, Payless, Radio Shack, and Forever 21 followed by a steaming pile of Sbarro’s washed down with an Orange Julius?
I’m so old.
We have to do something with the dying high street.
The best set up I’ve seen is a mall with a gym, the local library, and specialty stores that would otherwise exist in a downtown mainstreet: bakery, brunch restaurant, etc.
It could be done: Micheal’s, Ross, hook in the main discount grocery store, Harbor Freight. Then knock down some walls for the smaller shops and keep going: dollar store, local consignment/antiques, etc.
One stop shopping.
trigg@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Is this a competition to see which one goes out of business soonest?