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Originally Posted by troutman
Electric Avenue worked because all the bars were in one place. Now 17th. All the furniture stores are on 11th. Destination shopping.
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Apples and oranges, imo. A bar district makes sense because of the district vibe, barhopping etc. A furniture store district makes sense because people are making major purchases and every furniture store offers different furnishings.
A liqour store district would be ridiculous, as for 95% of people, buying alcohol isn't a "destination shopping" event. You go to the liqour store and you buy your liqour. People may save a few bucks on liqour by looking at flyers and going to a certain liqour store, but not very many people physically go to more than one liqour store.
*Except solo liqour in Calgary, where a 12 pack of Heinikin comes to $33 after tax. Screw those guys.