Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
The Target at Flatbush Junction, open now for only two and a half years, is getting remodeled. A company representative tells us that they aim to provide complete one-stop shopping:
The store is currently under construction for a June 2011 completion. The remodeled store will include an inviting open-market fresh food layout, stocked with a selection of fresh produce, fresh meat and baked goods. The new layout will also include renovations in several other areas throughout the store such as beauty, home, baby and shoes.
I’ve never been to a Target with fresh food, so I’m not sure what to expect. Every time I’ve been to this store, it’s been a comparatively pleasant experience–not so crowded, everything I need usually on the shelves, and short check-out lines. Will adding fresh food increase shoppers, making the store more crowded, shelves bare, long lines?
It will fill a void, anyhow, left by the market across Nostrand which will be gone soon to make room for a new Brooklyn College building. And at least one commenter says they’ll prefer Target to the Met a block away on Flatbush Ave. Do you think this is what the Junction needs?
- Mary
Tags: Flatbush/Nostrand Junction, Target
Posted in Local Business |
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
A neighbor emails that the Pratt Center for Community Development and the Flatbush-Nostrand Junction Business Improvement District are working on a community retail needs assessment and retail market study for The Junction shopping area.
An important part of the study is a survey of area residents, workers, and shoppers to find out how they view and use Junction businesses.
You can help by filling out the brief survey here:
http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e3etok8ugk5timag/start
This is a chance for you to tell the BID which businesses bring you to the Junction, what offerings you’d like to see that aren’t currently in the mix, and your general impressions of the Flatbush/Nostrand Junction area.
By analyzing the current mix of stores, gathering local input about the area’s strengths and weaknesses, and analyzing “retail sales leakage” (i.e., when local residents shop outside of their community), the Pratt Center will recommend ways to strengthen the shopping district so it can better meet the needs of the diverse communities that surround it.
- Mary
Tags: Flatbush/Nostrand Junction
Posted in News |
