Closing the store was a heartless, visionless move by corporate execs with no imagination, no facility to think outsider the box of dollars per square foot, no understanding or grasp of the goodwill that could have been generated keeping a vital cog of downtown going while restoration continued.
Make no mistake. Most downtown businesses envied the volume of business generated by that little downtown grocery, where most days a parking spot was almost impossible to find, even though much of the business was pedestrian traffic "from across" with small orders quickly cashiered and out the door and back across the bridge.
Yes, the store was unconventional with no backroom, deliveries unloaded outside, only to be whisked inside to refrigeration and shelf space.
With a little imagination H.E.B. could have stayed, even added a second story as some landlocked downtown stores have done in quaint areas with shopping carts going up and down an escalator.
True, the downtown store didn't have every item H.E.B. Plus has, but it had enough, even while maintaining competitive pricing.
Another store, without H.E.B.'s warehousing, will not be able to offer the same pricing and familiarity. A&V Lopez might come close, but certainly not its dingier competitor with the same family name.
It's a lost opportunity for a hugely profitable corporation that could have been a good neighbor but preferred greed to nostalgia, bottom line to historicity.
Below are some pics from downtown H.E.B.'s last day:
No, I disagree. HEB was under no obligation to stay if it did not want to stay. Business decision. What this does, however, is offer Brownsville another shot at self-renewal. Does Brownsville have the will and guile to make it happen. Probably not. So long as there's a fleamarket in town, right? smh
ReplyDeleteAn unoccupied troller from McAllen was not expected to "get" Brownsville. You might as well be from Bismark, ND. You're irrelevant to our city and your disagreement means nothing.
DeleteIrrelevant is what dirty Brownsville is to the rest of Texas. Takers and users. Drug pushers and drug-users. Wife-beaters and adulterers. Pendejos and Pendejas.
DeleteThis guy has no life outside of Brownsville's blogs.
DeleteIf removed from office by the Senate after impeachment by the House, Trump could not run again as an Independent (or at least serve again). Article I, Section 3, Clause 7 of the Constitution states, "Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States . . ." So, once you are out, you are out and can't hold another Office in the United States.
ReplyDeleteThe store was filled with expired and soon to be expired food from all the other stores. Good riddance! When will Trey get rid of the expired employees at COB? People have jobs that have never had an interview or filled out an application. Charly cronys. Traffic guy that was HEAD of HR? Still there, drawing a huge salary to watch the light change from green to red. Internal Auditor? A nurse assistant with NO experience in auditing or accounting. Charly crony. Head of finance? NO CPA's here folks, move along.
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This week a conservative web site asked the offices of 53 Republican Senators if they opposed Trump's impeachment only 7 said they opposed, 22 did not answer, Sen. Lindsey Graham has just said "if the evidence demands it," Sen. Thune has just found his voice, he would not have done so without McConnells blessing, after Mr.Taylors evidence it will start to pile up & become very hard to refute, Trump is viewed by the GOP with no fondness or loyalty, it might just happen, stunning!
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