Rogers, Arkansas

[UrbanArkie]

What is opening up in the old Hollywood Video on Walton?

[RAK]

Not sure about that, but the restaurant near it is becoming a pharmacy

[JimAR]

What is opening up in the old Hollywood Video on Walton?

Plumbing permits say it's Pizza Hut. Guessing that they're moving from their current location near Walmart.

[RAK]

Wasn't a very good location, imo.  This should be better.  More open.

[JimAR]

I agree. I've been kind of anxious to see what they do with it. Seems like a pretty big building for a Pizza Hut.

[UrbanArkie]

Maybe this will be an opportunity to close the delivery Pizza Hut behind Burger King everyone hates.

[locketlady]

Does anyone know what is going in between Taco Bell and Chuck E Cheese, if anything? It seems like they have been smoothing down that same dirt FOREVER.

[Guest]

Another Casey's going in at the SW corner of Hudson & Dixieland.  Try their pizza... and yes, their gas station pizza isn't bad!

[KJW]

Another Casey's going in at the SW corner of Hudson & Dixieland.  Try their pizza... and yes, their gas station pizza isn't bad!

 

Man..remember when White Oak Station once looked so strong?  (This new Casey's will be going in across from the White Oak White Hawk convenience store.)

[Guest]

Man..remember when White Oak Station once looked so strong?  (This new Casey's will be going in across from the White Oak White Hawk convenience store.)

 

They're just taking cues from Walmart... Crush the local people.

[UrbanArkie]

Does anyone know if/what is going in the old George's Flowers on Walnut in Downtown Rogers?

[RAK]

They're just taking cues from Walmart... Crush the local people.

The 'local people' often take advantage of their fellow residents when there's no other choice...and I still see a lot of local businesses thriving around here.

[zman9810]

I avoid any convenience store whenever I can- the mark up is rarely worth the "convenience".  I pay for my gas at the pump and head home for the goods I bought much cheaper at WM or Harp's (both support the local economy) or other local merchants. Both of the new big boys on the local convenience store scene are experts at the "draw them in and extort them" scheme.

[TRB]

I'm shocked I've not seen a Walgreens or CVS with Gas. That's the seems the intent of the Walmart Express concept.

[bkern1989]

I'm shocked I've not seen a Walgreens or CVS with Gas. That's the seems the intent of the Walmart Express concept.

For the most part, Walgreens focus is on drugs and doesn't really want to take away from that.  A few of their stores do have car charging stations for electric cars though.

[TRB]

Really, that's why they have fresh clementines in their ad this morning, No, Walgreens sticks their pharmacy and drugs in the opposite corner for you, the consumer, walk to so they can sell you sundry goods from the latest holiday candy, cheap flip flops in the summer, and toys for the screaming kid and then you can get a six pack to help the experience on the way out.

[bkern1989]

Well then, what's their reason for not selling gas?

Really, that's why they have fresh clementines in their ad this morning, No, Walgreens sticks their pharmacy and drugs in the opposite corner for you, the consumer, walk to so they can sell you sundry goods from the latest holiday candy, cheap flip flops in the summer, and toys for the screaming kid and then you can get a six pack to help the experience on the way out.

[UrbanArkie]

Walgreens likes corner sites. Adding fuel stations would further limit their site selection.

[UrbanArkie]

You can see the AMP stage going up from 540.

[TRB]

Walgreens used to like malls. Things change. Walmart coming up with basically their model and slapping fueling stations on to them may do that. You've seen the grocery sector adding the fueling stations concept as well in certain parts of the country. It started out a few here and there by the likes of Kroger but Walmart has mainstreamed that with their Murphy partnership.

Edited January 21, 2014 by TRB

[KJW]

A WHAT going in to Rogers??:  http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2014/feb/06/trampoline-park-developer-picks-rogers-location/

 

(EDIT: if this goes in where the web site address www.ryzabuv.com says it is, this will actually be in Little Flock, right at the end of Dixieland Rd.  That's been a largely quiet residential area...unusual location for this.)

Edited February 6, 2014 by KJW

[comreguy]

A WHAT going in to Rogers??:  http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2014/feb/06/trampoline-park-developer-picks-rogers-location/

 

(EDIT: if this goes in where the web site address www.ryzabuv.com says it is, this will actually be in Little Flock, right at the end of Dixieland Rd.  That's been a largely quiet residential area...unusual location for this.)

 

It is planned to go north of Fast Lane, in Rogers.

[KJW]

Thanks, Comreguy!  Next time I'll buy the article. 

 

On a more serious note, good to see the "hole" in that area off I-540 (where at one point an arena was talked about) slowly being filled.

[bubba72704]

Any shot at a Dave and Busters going into that area?  

[comreguy]

Any shot at a Dave and Busters going into that area?  

When NWA reaches 1,000,000+ population. I know there are other markets with less people that have a D&B, but our overall demos are lacking and we need more people to make up the difference.

Edited February 7, 2014 by comreguy