tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35127482.post1299971705645794954..comments2023-12-18T23:37:53.203-08:00Comments on Save the Lower East Side!: Hearing on retail diversityrobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10114555618686460805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35127482.post-864754861372440872009-09-19T05:32:18.770-07:002009-09-19T05:32:18.770-07:00Legislating what goes and what stays was tried by ...Legislating what goes and what stays was tried by Russsia and failed. Let the marketplace decide. Keep government out of retail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35127482.post-56464666645393124082009-09-19T05:22:27.853-07:002009-09-19T05:22:27.853-07:00Retail diversity is a myth. You need a core of sto...Retail diversity is a myth. You need a core of stores that are all alike in order to attract customers. Wheather the core is restaurants, clothing, jewelry, shoes etc. Once you have a core that atracts customers other stores will follow. The butcher the baker and candlestick maker are myths that do not exist in Manhatan anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com