Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Campsie retail shift?

From what F had told me about the council approval process, I was thinking competition would be stifled here. It is in some places, but Campsie (essentially Chinatown, but also significant Korean, Vietnamese) seems to be a free-for-all. There are about 4-5 fresh seafood and meat shops within 5 blocks. All of the seafood shops are unfavorably smelly - you have to go to the next train stop to find an un-smelly one! A new Chinese supermarket (all goods labeled in Chinese, AND they have a twitter account?!) just opened that is selling what the equivalent of about 30 nearby mom&pop stores are selling. Will the storefronts be emptied? There seem to be enough customers and loyalties, but I'm sure things will shift. Campsie is a destination shopping hub for some people.