Westgate Plaza (Mangelsen's - NEC 84th & Grover)
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:27 pm
South of Mangelson's in Westgate, the Hancocks will become a Dollar Tree.
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Dollar Tree has become an absolute hit with the old ladies. They luv the Dollar Tree. I have not seen anything like this since I was a kid back at Woolworths in the 60's and 70's. The old ladies used to about just run you over at the Woolworths at the CrossRoads Mall. I been dropping $50 a month at least at Dollar Tree myself for yearsjessep28 wrote:They just built a Dollar Tree at the York interchange. I wonder if they are expanding in the region, or if Dollar Trees naturally multiply over time.
15 companies that are defying the retail meltdown by opening hundreds of new storesjessep28 wrote:They just built a Dollar Tree at the York interchange. I wonder if they are expanding in the region, or if Dollar Trees naturally multiply over time.
Great place for greeting cards. Some of same ones at Wal-Mart, Target... 1.49 instead of 4.49.Uffda wrote:15 companies that are defying the retail meltdown by opening hundreds of new storesjessep28 wrote:They just built a Dollar Tree at the York interchange. I wonder if they are expanding in the region, or if Dollar Trees naturally multiply over time.
Dollar General, Dollar Tree, and Family Dollar the top 3
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My understanding is that they often open both stores in the same location. From what my wife tells me, they are somewhat complementary. Dollar Tree only sells items $1 or less, while Family Dollar sells products at higher price points. You can get larger size/quantity items at Family Dollar because not everything is $1.
Well yeah and so are Sam's Club and Wal-Mart. The umbrella of Walton owns both and they place them side by side plenty of times. That was my point.
I can't see Mangelsen's relocating or closing, unless he wants to retire. Although I am surprised to hear they don't own that strip. I would have thought by now they would have purchased the whole thing so they'd have revenue from the other tenants.
Per the Cake Gallery's FB post, it sounds like Westlake ACE Hardware is exploring moving, and taking up a large chunk of the availalble sqft. Others (like Cake Gallery) seem to be caught in limbo waiting for this decision. If ACE doesn't move in, per the post, expect Cake Gallery to rehab and move into one of the larger bays...
Starbucks also moving in:Padre wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:16 pm Cake Gallery is moving out of Westgate Plaza and Westlake Ace Hardware is moving in.
https://www.ketv.com/article/the-cake-g ... n/60300290
Agreed. How is this any different than any millions of other businesses? After 58 years, there had to have been some profits. “Non-profit mentality”? Non-profits build up cash reserves for rainy days.omaha79 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:03 am While I feel bad that they are getting evicted, it's just business. The strip owner sees an opportunity to fill numerous empty bays at once and probably generate more revenue than they are making now. sucks that they lose their spot after 58 years, but the owner kind of sounded unhinged on their social media posts. and saying things like, "due to our non-profit mentality, we don't have the reserve funds to weather a relocation." I'm sorry, but to me, that's just bad business management. You are in a specialty cake baking industry, and your product isn't cheap/free. How are you operating as a "non-profit"? I get the idea if you're treating your employees better than average, but most businesses would hold onto some type of emergency fund for any eventuality like this. What if the whole plaza just burned down one day? Maybe they'll get people to buy gift cards to help get them moving as they are asking. But, I just have a hard time having too much sympathy if you don't have anything in savings for something like this after 58 years.
They also clearly stated in their post in August that they intended to relocate. Did you blow through your paltry reserves that quickly? Or were you just full of it?NEDodger wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:43 amAgreed. How is this any different than any millions of other businesses? After 58 years, there had to have been some profits. “Non-profit mentality”? Non-profits build up cash reserves for rainy days.omaha79 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:03 am While I feel bad that they are getting evicted, it's just business. The strip owner sees an opportunity to fill numerous empty bays at once and probably generate more revenue than they are making now. sucks that they lose their spot after 58 years, but the owner kind of sounded unhinged on their social media posts. and saying things like, "due to our non-profit mentality, we don't have the reserve funds to weather a relocation." I'm sorry, but to me, that's just bad business management. You are in a specialty cake baking industry, and your product isn't cheap/free. How are you operating as a "non-profit"? I get the idea if you're treating your employees better than average, but most businesses would hold onto some type of emergency fund for any eventuality like this. What if the whole plaza just burned down one day? Maybe they'll get people to buy gift cards to help get them moving as they are asking. But, I just have a hard time having too much sympathy if you don't have anything in savings for something like this after 58 years.
What's going into the old Ace location?Padre wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:16 pm Cake Gallery is moving out of Westgate Plaza and Westlake Ace Hardware is moving in.
https://www.ketv.com/article/the-cake-g ... n/60300290
Mega Saver expansionbbinks wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 7:58 pmWhat's going into the old Ace location?Padre wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:16 pm Cake Gallery is moving out of Westgate Plaza and Westlake Ace Hardware is moving in.
https://www.ketv.com/article/the-cake-g ... n/60300290
Brad wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:21 pmStarbucks also moving in:Padre wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 9:16 pm Cake Gallery is moving out of Westgate Plaza and Westlake Ace Hardware is moving in.
https://www.ketv.com/article/the-cake-g ... n/60300290
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OMG you should see how many people on the Neighborhood app are clutching their pearls about the mean old landlord wanting to upgrade his ancient strip mall, and “forcing” a bakery to search high and low for some place, somewhere that might take them in. Apparently the similarities to Jesus and Mary not being able to find an inn are present here.omaha79 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:03 am While I feel bad that they are getting evicted, it's just business. The strip owner sees an opportunity to fill numerous empty bays at once and probably generate more revenue than they are making now. sucks that they lose their spot after 58 years, but the owner kind of sounded unhinged on their social media posts. and saying things like, "due to our non-profit mentality, we don't have the reserve funds to weather a relocation." I'm sorry, but to me, that's just bad business management. You are in a specialty cake baking industry, and your product isn't cheap/free. How are you operating as a "non-profit"? I get the idea if you're treating your employees better than average, but most businesses would hold onto some type of emergency fund for any eventuality like this. What if the whole plaza just burned down one day? Maybe they'll get people to buy gift cards to help get them moving as they are asking. But, I just have a hard time having too much sympathy if you don't have anything in savings for something like this after 58 years.
Yes. I don't think I'd buy gift cards as that could be a shaky proposition. We did go there and buy a cake this weekend for an event. So, I have no issue supporting. It just gets tiring in this day and age of social media that no business seems capable of tending to their own house and that anytime there is a struggle, said business owner takes little responsibility, but instead issues a "call to action" wanting crowdfunding. If I went to a local business wanting them to help me buy a new car because mine is old, I wouldn't get a favorable response. Why should the inverse be an expectation? I just think personal responsibility and accountability is somewhat out the window these days and if you call a business owner on it, you'll get a tired diatribe on "you don't know how hard this is. you don't do what I do." If it's that hard, if it's the equivalent of rolling a boulder uphill for eternity, then maybe try something else?nativeomahan wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:24 amOMG you should see how many people on the Neighborhood app are clutching their pearls about the mean old landlord wanting to upgrade his ancient strip mall, and “forcing” a bakery to search high and low for some place, somewhere that might take them in. Apparently the similarities to Jesus and Mary not being able to find an inn are present here.omaha79 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:03 am While I feel bad that they are getting evicted, it's just business. The strip owner sees an opportunity to fill numerous empty bays at once and probably generate more revenue than they are making now. sucks that they lose their spot after 58 years, but the owner kind of sounded unhinged on their social media posts. and saying things like, "due to our non-profit mentality, we don't have the reserve funds to weather a relocation." I'm sorry, but to me, that's just bad business management. You are in a specialty cake baking industry, and your product isn't cheap/free. How are you operating as a "non-profit"? I get the idea if you're treating your employees better than average, but most businesses would hold onto some type of emergency fund for any eventuality like this. What if the whole plaza just burned down one day? Maybe they'll get people to buy gift cards to help get them moving as they are asking. But, I just have a hard time having too much sympathy if you don't have anything in savings for something like this after 58 years.
Bel Air Plaza is frankly located in a much more highly trafficked neighborhood and it surprises me that the bakery didn’t relocate years ago.
And yes, the owner’s wailing about being cast onto the street with not even 12 months notice seems strange to the point of being just plain bizarre.
Mind you, we ordered our wedding cake from the Cake Gallery so they are very good at baking cakes. What they don’t seem to be good at is running a “business”.
The fact that the bakery is encouraging future customers to “buy into” the business by purchasing gift cards seems to me to be a flashing red light warning sign that the 58 year old business is on shaky financial ground. Especially given that they are a specialty bakery that people only use on rare occasions. We haven’t ordered anything from them since 2010, because we are still on our first marriage.
Indeed! I’m sure that their regular customers will be excited to see their shiny new digs. And they will probably garner lots of new customers in West Omaha with their move.FishFighter92 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 01, 2024 9:48 am Agreed, this seems like a big win for the plaza. Cake Shop gets a shiny new store (it's currently pretty dirty and rundown, which the owner lady explains) and Ace Hardware, assumedly, get's a bigger spot with better parking. Cake lady should be hyping up the move. "We're going to have the newest and best cake shop in Omaha and we will be able to make more cakes than ever"