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Prince George’s Makes Sales Pitch For High-End Retail
November 28th, 2007 by PG Chic
I came across a Washington Post article, “Prince George’s Makes Sales Pitch For High-End Retail” (06/01/05) recently that I have to share. Although this article is a couple of years old, this is an interesting look into the continuing push to get more high-end retail in Prince George’s County, MD.
Why doesn’t Prince George’s County have more high-end retail? Well, the article references limited commercial zoning in sought after (by developers) Bowie and Laurel. For “other” areas (you know where they’re talking about), less than ideal demographics are cited as reasons that developers would not want to take a chance on higher retail. Of course, race is always the underlying reason that many point to. Either way, two and a half years have passed since this Washington Post article and while the projects listed (including the National Harbor and the Woodmore Towne Center) are still in development…we want, need, and deserve more!
Related Links:
“Luxury Retail in Washington”, Washington Post (03/27/06)
“Prince George’s Makes Sales Pitch For High-End Retail”, Washington Post (06/01/05)
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December 2nd, 2007 at 11:07 pm
Not trying to stir up the pot, although that’s what I do best, but did you ever think the matter is not race related? I would say the issue has more to do with average county income.
Also, if P.G. County was really committed to luring high end retail, its local government would enact more business friendly legislation and cut back on social programs. These so called benevolent support programs attract lower income families who, in turn, cannot support high end retail. P.G. is known throughout the State as a “big government” county.
Perhaps in light of your article, P.G. should strive for a more capitalist structure…although, now that Martin O’Malley has clearly demonstrated his intention to turn the entire State into the socialist republic of Maryland, it’s just a matter of time until most of high end retail flees for greener pastures.
December 5th, 2007 at 1:08 pm
I think it’s racism, coming from New York where there are lots of high end stores and the racial climate is different there.
The average income here is quite high. According to Wikipedia, the average in the county was $55256, and the median income for a family was $62467 in 2005. In New York, they say: “It is the only large county in the United States where the median income among blacks, approximately $52,000 a year, is higher than that of whites.”