dunkirkFitz t1_j9ubr3h wrote on February 24, 2023 at 4:50 PM

Reply to comment by hypotenoos in The fall of Pittsburgh Bodegas by HarpPgh

This is very true....land price is key. Their smallest stores are the size of the Wexford Market District. Their AVERAGE store size is a little bigger than the Settler's Ridge Market District. Their biggest stores are 30% bigger than that. The cost per square foot between suburbs and city, not to mention parking and traffic flow, is very prohibitive.

hypotenoos t1_j9ui6ok wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:30 PM

I think it’s a bit of the Sheetz vs GetGo thing too. There is a philosophical difference involved when locating stores in urban settings.