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04-14-2013, 08:35 PM | #1 |
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Gilford Super-Walmart
Anyone know when construction starts on the new Gilford Super-Walmart ?
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04-15-2013, 07:23 AM | #2 |
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...lemme know
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04-15-2013, 07:42 AM | #3 |
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There has been a lot of movement with the smaller stores in the mall. I'd love to see a Super-Walmart replace our Small-Mart.
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Just some food for thought. Not sure if it is the area or them in general but Lowes prices have gone above the lumber yards on a lot of materials. Like Walmart it may be one stop shopping but at what cost?
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Same here !
MB, Walmart, Tractor Supply, Home Depot, etc. It's a half day of stores, but we do save money by doing it this way. |
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Even at face value, price-wise you're still not going to win with your groceries. What you save on cheetos you'll spend 3x over on milk. They're not stupid. TBH, I'm surprised they're going to the trouble of expanding the existing store. Their usual M.O. is to 1) come in to a community touting that they will 'create jobs', 2) put up a new building and get X years of tax breaks for doing so, 3) run everyone else out of business, increasing unemployment, 4) abandon the building and go to step 2. The tax breaks are typically tied to putting up a new building...which is why you see so many empty/former WM buildings around with a brand-spankin'-new one just down the street. In states where sales tax is collected, often times Walmart will get to collect AND KEEP the money as another incentive. When that dries up...they close down and move on. They're a huge corporate leech on society. Ask me what I really think! |
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Super Walmart
I heard construction is going on and we can expect to see a Super Walmart before the end of the year!!!!!
I find that hard to believe!!!!! Doesn't look like anything is going on except empty stores!!!! |
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Big box store !
Keep in mind that "small-Mart" or Super Walmart takes business from local small businesses.
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MB is in a HUGE growth spurt right now. I don't know the exact number but double digit new stores planned per year. I wouldn't be shocked to see one soon.
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which is great because we go right by where it will be on our way up north, but no plans that they know of for our area. Even with Maine tax it is still cheaperto stop in there then Shaws or Hannaford.
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I wasn't sure about that, thanks.
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Maine taxes snack food.
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If you're talking about the "snack tax," that was repealed more than 10 years ago. Now whether or not "snack" food gets taxed depends on the circumstances. If I go to a grocery store in Maine and buy potato chips, pretzels, cookies or ice cream, none of it is taxed.
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Deli sandwich and salad bars
In NH room and meals tax are on deli sandwichs and salad bars at the supermarkets. There is a debate whether vending machines should pay room and meals tax as well as snack sized items and candy bars. With the current state representatives I would not be surprised.
The only bad thing about being a Lakes Region resident is that cost of goods sold in season are high, even in Tilton. I work in Concord and I do almost all of my shopping there. I do want to keep the money local but I just don't make that kind of money.
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No wonder it's so confusing to us. THEY don't know if it is taxed or not. It just seems I pay it a lot when I go to Maine! |
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Lol, I guess we don't really know when they plan to build-out the new store The super-Walmart shoud help drive down costs a Hannaford.....Shaws is a lost cause IMO as far as them ever lowering their prices.
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This area being considered a tourist area I doubt you will see a super Walmart lowering prices. The Walmart in Tilton and Concord have lower prices then this one does now because of location. One of the benefits of living next to the big lake. Just ask those who were complaining about the much higher prices of the Hannafords in Meredith compared to the one in Gilford. Meredith is definitely much more up scale then the Laconia area.
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04-17-2013, 08:02 AM | #21 |
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Supposedly, according to LaDaSun article over the winter, Gilford Walmart construction starts this month, April 2013, and the new store opens one year later in April, 2014.
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but they will probably be open during construction
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The majority of construction is interior demolition and rebuilding of the existing stores in the mall. They are expanding more than building. You could do construction all summer in the vacant stores and never be close to the current Walmart. My guess is the construction that involves the existing store would be toward the end of the project.
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