officials aren't yet ready to speculate on the future of the Graham Road location, but that doesn't mean the Patch community can't weigh in with its opinions.
What should happen to the existing super market when a 92,000 sq. ft. Giant Eagle is built a block away in the new Portage Crossing development?
It could be a nice spot for a movie theater, or, perhaps, another large franchise could move in and occupy the space.
At an April 16 committee meeting, Cuyahoga Falls Director of Development Sue Truby said the city was actively working with Giant Eagle to avoid another vacant retail space on Graham Road.
is set to begin this summer with a spring 2014 completion date.
Please laave a comment below and tell us what you think. Once all the comments are in, Patch Local Editor John Deike will email the messages to Truby to keep her in the loop on the community's thoughts/solutions. (Only tactful and constructive comments will be emailed.)
But seeing how this is not going to happen, put in a Cinemark! All the nearby theaters are old and have smaller screens, inferior sound systems, and cost more than Cinemarks!
The mayor didn't do the Woodridge School District any favors by letting Giant Eagle move out of their district. That should have never happened without a guarantee from GE of finding a suitable tenant to make up the tax loss. Robbing Peter to pay Paul doesn't help our community.
http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/04/consumer_reports_ranks_america.html
It is pretty customary of grocery stores that when they vacate a property and move to a newer location nearby, that they will not (usually) lease it to another grocer or very-close competitor.
I don't understand why people get excited whenever Walmart announced they're building or expanding into a supercenter. Their grocery prices, quite frankly, suck! You get better deals at Giant Eagle and Acme. For example, Walmart's "store brand" products are usually not a good deal compared to the GE and Acme store-brands.
A lot of you mentioning Trader Joe's and saying GE shouldn't have been allowed to move need to take a pretty basic business course. A city has no right to tell a business they can't move. I can't believe there are that many dumb people who would actually say they shouldn't have been allowed to move. Not only that, it only further shows many of you do NOT pay attention at all. You're not getting just "another" Giant Eagle. Freaking whiners.
Trader Joe's will NOT come to a city like Cuyahoga Falls. That's just how they roll. Look at where their stores are located. That's intentional.