What stores are going in by Gilford Movie Plaza?

[drwamcross]

The consensus is that Market Basket will be going in there but does anybody know what else is planned. Someone said they thought there was going to be a new cinema, replacing the existing one.

[8gv]

I was at the Gilford movie theatre last night. They have some remodeling going on now.

[The Watcher]

This image is out there from http://www.wjpdevelopment.com/nh/wp-...-commons-1.jpg

[Phantom]

WOW

I was expecting only perhaps a "facelift" to the existing structure....... this looks like a whole Reno job !


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[ishoot308]

Originally Posted by Phantom

WOW

I was expecting only perhaps a "facelift" to the existing structure....... this looks like a whole Reno job !


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I'm sure this is just a wishful rendition by an architect who is spending other people's money. Once budget cuts and value engineering take place, it will probably be just a facelift... Hoping not but that would be my guess.

Dan

[PaugusBayFireFighter]

That plane is in trouble...

[8gv]

The plane is making a carrier landing on the roof. If you zoom way in you can see the tail hook.

[Outdoorsman]

Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter

That plane is in trouble...

I thing the patrons at Patrick's Pub might be in a little danger too.....

[Chickie]

Are those geese eyeballing the lush green lawn for a potential new place to graze?

[nhcatrider]

The big inside reason why all Market Basket stores are set up the same way is for the warehouse. When all the stores are the same it makes warehousing much more efficient, which means lower prices. When the trucks get to the stores, entire aisles are on one or two skids, which can be brought out to the sales floor before opening hours and the shelves stocked quickly and efficiently.

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by nhcatrider

The big inside reason why all Market Basket stores are set up the same way is for the warehouse. When all the stores are the same it makes warehousing much more efficient, which means lower prices. When the trucks get to the stores, entire aisles are on one or two skids, which can be brought out to the sales floor before opening hours and the shelves stocked quickly and efficiently.

They might be set up similar but certainly not the same. I use 2 brand new stores here in Manchester and Bedford Nh and they are totally opposite.

[TiltonBB]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

They might be set up similar but certainly not the same. I use 2 brand new stores here in Manchester and Bedford Nh and they are totally opposite.

Setting up stores in the same chain in a different manner is intentional. Lowe's does it, Home Depot does it too.

The reason they do it is so that someone who is not familiar with that particular store will have to walk around a bit to find what the want. The hope is that the shopper will see something else they want or need and buy that too. It is a deliberate marketing strategy.

[nhcatrider]

However it is not what MB does. Trust me, I worked for them for over 20 years. The more efficient your warehouse is the more efficiently product gets delivered to the stores and stocked. Years ago it would take most of the day to get a truck unloaded and shelves stocked. The way they are doing it now the trucks are usually started around 7 and done by noon. Then it's do orders and work any extra stock in the backroom.

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by TiltonBB

Setting up stores in the same chain in a different manner is intentional. Lowe's does it, Home Depot does it too.

The reason they do it is so that someone who is not familiar with that particular store will have to walk around a bit to find what the want. The hope is that the shopper will see something else they want or need and buy that too. It is a deliberate marketing strategy.

I worked for Lowes for a short period of time in Rochester NH, and had been in the Gilford store. When I first arrived in the Rochester store, I noticed that it was not set up the same as the Gilford store. I asked why, and this was the explanation.

Lowes has two basic setups; a left hand store and a right hand store. If I remember it correctly, if the garden center is on the left as you look at it, and the Contractor area is on the right, it is a left hand store, and if the garden center is on the right and the Contractor area is on the left, it is a right hand store. Once inside, the aisles flow the same from the garden center to the contractor area, it just depends on which end of the store you start from. It does make the placement of product out on the sales floor much easier.

It almost seems that Market Basket may do the same thing, at least in stores that have the same square footage.

[Winnisquamer]

It's all lean business practices. Zero surprise they set stores up the same way, manufacturing companies set up product lines the same way. In 15 more years everything will be or almost be identical to each other.

[Bob G]

I would love to see a MB in Gilford. I too live in Gilford year round and agree with Taz post. The only thing that makes me skeptical is that the entire area is way to small. AKA The Freshguy

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by Bob G

I would love to see a MB in Gilford. I too live in Gilford year round and agree with Taz post. The only thing that makes me skeptical is that the entire area is way to small. AKA The Freshguy

We would also like to see a MB in Gilford but also wonder if there is enough space on the lot for MB and all the other promised venues.

Should MB build there, Hannford would adapt and survive, Walmart grocery portion would loose even more $$ but corporate would keep the store afloat and another Shaw's would meet it's just end. And, yes we also miss the Big Banana.

[bruinsfan]

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

We would also like to see a MB in Gilford but also wonder if there is enough space on the lot for MB and all the other promised venues.

Should MB build there, Hannford would adapt and survive, Walmart grocery portion would loose even more $$ but corporate would keep the store afloat and another Shaw's would meet it's just end. And, yes we also miss the Big Banana.

What are some of the other "promised venues"..... just curious.

[Slickcraft]

Well here is the sign. Same sign design as what had been up at the development on Rt 11 in Rochester just south of the Walmart.

[sum-r breeze]

Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter

That plane is in trouble...