lethreauxaweigh t1_j18nqgr wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:09 PM

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This used to mess me up too. Was one of them an Office Max, maybe? I mean... tomato, tomahto, etc.

SheerLunacy t1_j18pen2 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:22 PM

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Replying to lethreauxaweigh (#1,007,686)

Yeah it was an office max for a while, then a big lots. Now it's empty. Been so for... a while.

octopi-me t1_j18pl2h wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:24 PM

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Yes, there was a staples near Dicks sporting goods. I believe that’s where the Homesense is now.

RevRagnarok t1_j18sr1m wrote on December 22, 2022 at 2:48 PM

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Yes they ran in parallel for quite a few years.

se_coupe t1_j18woxo wrote on December 22, 2022 at 3:16 PM

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Replying to SheerLunacy (#1,007,818)

Office Max was over at Gateway Overlook but has been closed for a while and is now an Aldi.

The Staples location at Columbia Crossing is now Home Sense. The other Staples location at Snowden Square is still open.

Big Lots was also in Columbia Crossing but on the other side near JoAnn Fabrics. However, I noticed this past weekend that it is now closed.

Sure_Comparison6978 t1_j18zarj wrote on December 22, 2022 at 3:34 PM

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Not a good time for office stores. Good time for home furnishing stores though…

21045Runner t1_j1902wp wrote on December 22, 2022 at 3:40 PM

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Yes. Store on Snowden is #207 and store in Columbia Crossing was #482. Source. Worked at both over a 6 year span.

Office Depot put a store where Aldi is when the Elkridge shopping center opened but it closed.

Stormcaster06 t1_j191htp wrote on December 22, 2022 at 3:49 PM

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Yes! I never understood why we needed two Staples within 2 minutes of one another. And then we also have another one at Long Gate in Ellicott City which is about 10 minutes away. The Columbia Crossing location is a Homesense now, I think?

hyjnx t1_j191o2r wrote on December 22, 2022 at 3:50 PM

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Replying to 21045Runner (#1,008,721)

Wasn't #1053 the long gate where "corporate" was located?

bobcat7781 t1_j19f31d wrote on December 22, 2022 at 5:18 PM

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Replying to 21045Runner (#1,008,721)

Do you know why they chose to close the larger of the two? I'm sure there was a good reason, but I was surprised when it happened.

SheerLunacy t1_j19g7n5 wrote on December 22, 2022 at 5:25 PM

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Replying to se_coupe (#1,008,444)

Oh damn, you're right. Over by the Dicks it was a Staples. My bad

21045Runner t1_j19m6bx wrote on December 22, 2022 at 6:03 PM

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Replying to bobcat7781 (#1,010,094)

207 was a Columbia legacy store that had a long term lease and the rent was significantly cheaper than at Columbia Crossing.

They were offered right of refusal for CC when it was built and Office Depot wanted to move in so they opened a second store to stop Office Depot. They had no reason to keep it open once Elkridge was built and OD moved in.