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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I recently drove down Columbia Pike.[/b]

I noticed there is a lot of building and improvements going on.

The problem they are going to have is that it's not possible to keep up the "blended" approach they are trying out.

I saw many new businesses and some remodeled businesses that just don't seem to "fit". You can't slap an ethnic store into an area that is trying to "upscale" if the ethnic store's goal is too cram as much stuff into their space as possible, to not worry about presentation or marketing.  Also, my experience as a white American going into any ethnic store or business in the Columbia Pike/S.Arlington area has uniformly been very poor.  These businesses are really only catering to a select niche and are not looking to expand their market. Their mistake of course but it also doesn't work in an area that is trying to attract customers as well as residents.

I know there is always a big outcry about losing diversity, etc but there needs to be a reality check.  Ethnic stores are fine and great as long as the goal of those stores is too actually a wide customer base. Trying to attract a very small niche audience doesn't  help the business or the neighborhood. [/quote]

LOL.   These kind of drives can be so illuminating.   ...almost as enlightening as when I used to be able to see Russia from my backyard.[/quote]

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