by Beda » Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:23 pm
johnwills wrote:NongbualamphuKid wrote:honestly now P-man-o'war, i often poke around over there at UD town and for the life of me i don't
know how 90% of those businesses function? oh the anchor shops, mcdonalds or shabushi or the
lotus might be doing ok but all those ritzy stalls are just that? like showpieces? a setting in a play?
i never see anybody buying anything there? and how much are there rents? i just don't see how it's
sustainable? oh as long as they have live music and serve beer and food there will be people milling
about but how can you make a profit when you're only open from 5-10? i've seen other open-air malls
fail pretty badly here, folks want to browse in air-con comfort, not sweat hiking from shop to shop
and those little independent vendors will all be heading back to preecha market soon i believe.

Normally when we go into Toys-R-us there are no other customers, so how these places are staying open I've no idea.
I'm amazed that virtually any of the major retailers (apart from the supermarkets) manage to make any money here. As well as Toys-R-Us, you've got the likes of Index, all outlets in the Retail Park and even HomePro never looks that busy.
I guess the branches in Bangkok cover them?
[quote="johnwills"][quote="NongbualamphuKid"]honestly now P-man-o'war, i often poke around over there at UD town and for the life of me i don't
know how 90% of those businesses function? oh the anchor shops, mcdonalds or shabushi or the
lotus might be doing ok but all those ritzy stalls are just that? like showpieces? a setting in a play?
i never see anybody buying anything there? and how much are there rents? i just don't see how it's
sustainable? oh as long as they have live music and serve beer and food there will be people milling
about but how can you make a profit when you're only open from 5-10? i've seen other open-air malls
fail pretty badly here, folks want to browse in air-con comfort, not sweat hiking from shop to shop
and those little independent vendors will all be heading back to preecha market soon i believe. :oops:[/quote]
Normally when we go into Toys-R-us there are no other customers, so how these places are staying open I've no idea.[/quote]
I'm amazed that virtually any of the major retailers (apart from the supermarkets) manage to make any money here. As well as Toys-R-Us, you've got the likes of Index, all outlets in the Retail Park and even HomePro never looks that busy.
I guess the branches in Bangkok cover them?