Comments on: Village Hit Hard by Economic Crisis, Decides to “Rebrand” http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand The Official Student Publication of Claremont McKenna College Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 21 Choices http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-1430 21 Choices Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:01:49 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-1430 a trolley to the 5Cs would be genius... bus service to the village would also be the epitome of lazy, though a trolley to the 5Cs would be genius… bus service to the village would also be the epitome of lazy, though

]]> By: 21 Choices http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-46456 21 Choices Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:01:00 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-46456 a trolley to the 5Cs would be genius... bus service to the village would also be the epitome of lazy, though a trolley to the 5Cs would be genius… bus service to the village would also be the epitome of lazy, though

]]> By: cmc http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-1396 cmc Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:32:27 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-1396 from what i have heard by word of mouth, the new trolley purchased by claremont cost over $900k !! i have seen a total of 4 people riding the stupid thing! if they want more customers, they should consider bringing the trolley to the 5Cs to attract lazy or drunk college students to the village from what i have heard by word of mouth, the new trolley purchased by claremont cost over $900k !! i have seen a total of 4 people riding the stupid thing! if they want more customers, they should consider bringing the trolley to the 5Cs to attract lazy or drunk college students to the village

]]> By: cmc http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-46455 cmc Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:32:00 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-46455 from what i have heard by word of mouth, the new trolley purchased by claremont cost over $900k !! i have seen a total of 4 people riding the stupid thing! if they want more customers, they should consider bringing the trolley to the 5Cs to attract lazy or drunk college students to the village from what i have heard by word of mouth, the new trolley purchased by claremont cost over $900k !! i have seen a total of 4 people riding the stupid thing! if they want more customers, they should consider bringing the trolley to the 5Cs to attract lazy or drunk college students to the village

]]> By: Coldstone Gross http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-1378 Coldstone Gross Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:17:13 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-1378 YES. Coldstone is leaving! It was such an eyesore. Always full of trashy people. Why in the world would you go to Coldstone when you have 21 Choices, Bert and Rocky's, AND Kiwibear???????? YES. Coldstone is leaving! It was such an eyesore. Always full of trashy people. Why in the world would you go to Coldstone when you have 21 Choices, Bert and Rocky’s, AND Kiwibear????????

]]> By: Coldstone Gross http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-46454 Coldstone Gross Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:17:00 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-46454 YES. Coldstone is leaving! It was such an eyesore. Always full of trashy people. Why in the world would you go to Coldstone when you have 21 Choices, Bert and Rocky's, AND Kiwibear???????? YES. Coldstone is leaving! It was such an eyesore. Always full of trashy people. Why in the world would you go to Coldstone when you have 21 Choices, Bert and Rocky’s, AND Kiwibear????????

]]> By: Stagthena http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-1377 Stagthena Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:10:33 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-1377 They should try to market themselves more to the collegiate community. There might only be 5,000 of us, but our spending power is much greater. If anything, they need to put in a student-specific bar. They margins would be HUGE. They should try to market themselves more to the collegiate community. There might only be 5,000 of us, but our spending power is much greater. If anything, they need to put in a student-specific bar. They margins would be HUGE.

]]> By: Stagthena http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-46453 Stagthena Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:10:00 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-46453 They should try to market themselves more to the collegiate community. There might only be 5,000 of us, but our spending power is much greater. If anything, they need to put in a student-specific bar. They margins would be HUGE. They should try to market themselves more to the collegiate community. There might only be 5,000 of us, but our spending power is much greater. If anything, they need to put in a student-specific bar. They margins would be HUGE.

]]> By: future consultant http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-1376 future consultant Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:47:05 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-1376 i think the obvious problem with marketing claremont as a "shopping destination" is the complete lack of... shopping. there are only a few clothing stores worth going to and there are tons of services stores like salons, cleaners, and even shoe repair storefronts. it's a residential town center, not a shopping destination. we need something like a jcrew or banana republic before people will "shop" in claremont. maybe the new little shopping development east of claremont boulevard between 6th and 1st street will have some cool stuff. but it won't be walkable. i think the obvious problem with marketing claremont as a “shopping destination” is the complete lack of… shopping. there are only a few clothing stores worth going to and there are tons of services stores like salons, cleaners, and even shoe repair storefronts. it’s a residential town center, not a shopping destination.

we need something like a jcrew or banana republic before people will “shop” in claremont. maybe the new little shopping development east of claremont boulevard between 6th and 1st street will have some cool stuff. but it won’t be walkable.

]]> By: future consultant http://cmcforum.com/news/11092008-village-hit-hard-by-economic-crisis-decides-to-rebrand#comment-46452 future consultant Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:47:00 +0000 http://thecmcforum.com/?p=895#comment-46452 i think the obvious problem with marketing claremont as a "shopping destination" is the complete lack of... shopping. there are only a few clothing stores worth going to and there are tons of services stores like salons, cleaners, and even shoe repair storefronts. it's a residential town center, not a shopping destination. we need something like a jcrew or banana republic before people will "shop" in claremont. maybe the new little shopping development east of claremont boulevard between 6th and 1st street will have some cool stuff. but it won't be walkable. i think the obvious problem with marketing claremont as a “shopping destination” is the complete lack of… shopping. there are only a few clothing stores worth going to and there are tons of services stores like salons, cleaners, and even shoe repair storefronts. it’s a residential town center, not a shopping destination.

we need something like a jcrew or banana republic before people will “shop” in claremont. maybe the new little shopping development east of claremont boulevard between 6th and 1st street will have some cool stuff. but it won’t be walkable.

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