Where have the Downtown Blacksburg shoppers gone?

[StevenRocks]

Apparently the retail scene in Downtown Blacksburg is in a tailspin...

Where have the shoppers gone?

[weill]

Thanks for the article, im curious to knnow what the town of blacksburg will do next.

[StevenRocks]

They're going to have to help the building owners market their empty spaces better. Lower rents would help too.

[weill]

Yeah, Blacksburg DT is going down, while Roanoke looks like its headed up.

[StevenRocks]

Blacksburg will rebound, but it's gonna take some work.

[weill]

A lot of work, wonder whats the time frame.

[StevenRocks]

As long as thay need, but I figure it'll take a year or two.

[weill]

That quick? Im sure there wont be a local music store.

[StevenRocks]

Never say never. Busiunesses seem to grow pretty well in Blacksburg if the need is there.

[weill]

Yeah, but it is so easy to get illegaly get CDs off the internet, only a local artist shop would be good, in my mind.

[StevenRocks]

You couldn't do enough volume to just sell records in a shop like that. You need the national artists to round out selection.