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[ericm2031]

All 3 of those stores are already at the outlets...

[ambrno33]

lululemon? jcrew? nicer clothing stores?

[EAH]

Chico's?

[AMETHYST PRODUCTIVITY]

lululemon? jcrew? nicer clothing stores?

Perfect!

[mac_convert]

True, but the clothes are different in the two clothing stores. Not sure about the difference in shoes.

All 3 of those stores are already at the outlets...

[tgianco]

You know what would be cool is some place like the Laserium in San Francisco... just some kind of other entertainment options besides the movies and restaurants. They used to have laser-light shows set to just about anything/ everything. Pink Floyd was always on the bill.

Why not think outside the box?

[Barb J]

An outdoor covered kids playplace would be great too - with misters and a gate so the kids can't run out. Probably not in the overall "vision" for Palladio but it sure would bring in alot of moms! In that same vein, I'd love to see Right Start, Pottery Barn & Pottery Barn Kids, Starlight Starbright type store (they should totally move over there), a good kids bookstore/toystore, an old fashioned ice cream parlor (think Swensons or Leatherby's - I would totally love to open one myself but I know nothing about the restaurant business!)

Barb

[olivia]

karens is a good place for folsom celebrity watching, cause all the high society folks go there to be seen.

Folsom --celebrity, that's any oxymoron isn't it?

[Steve Heard]

You know what would be cool is some place like the Laserium in San Francisco... just some kind of other entertainment options besides the movies and restaurants. They used to have laser-light shows set to just about anything/ everything. Pink Floyd was always on the bill.

Why not think outside the box?

My first date with my wife was a Laserium show!

[WolfMom]

Are there any plans for a kid's playplace? We drove all the way up to Roseville to go to the Fountains so the kids could play in the water feature, covered playground and see the dancing fountain and train. The make-shift indoor playplace they put in the galleria was CRAWLING with kids. There were so many families in there we couldn't even cram ourselves in there.

If Palladio is having such a hard time filling spaces they may be smart to use an empty space, eat the "loss" (leader) and turn it into a free play area for kids. (Outdoor or indoor, whichever!) If it was indoor, they may lose out a bit on rent (from a space likely to stay vacant anyway, so maybe not a even a loss anyway!) yet it would be seen as a benefit to the community, bring a lot more folks to Palladio therefore making it a lot more attractive to businesses that may be on the fence or may not have considered Palladio without it.

I know a lot of parents who would be incredibly grateful. And they would be more willing to stay longer. The longer customers stay, the more likely they are to spend money. A tired spouse can sit back in a comfy chair while the kiddies play and the other spouse/older kids shop. They can switch off, get something to eat, watch a movie and blow the whole day (and some $$$) at Palladio.

[ericm2031]

I'll try to answer everything in this question, let me know if I didn't answer yours.

Chico's/J Crew have both pulled out. J Crew actually just closed their Galleria location after the fire and aren't returning.

Gap/Eddie Bauer-Gap is focusing on adding more outlet stores, not mall stores. Eddie Bauer is no longer opening new stores.

No Lululemon. They even pulled out from opening a Roseville location.

No Pottery Barns...Potter Barn even closed their Arden location and only have their new flagship location at the Galleria.

No Right Start...they closed their Fountains location.

[AMETHYST PRODUCTIVITY]

Fresh Produce???? Love their clothes!

[mac_convert]

Sounds like the Galleria is losing stores we'd like to see here. It is a shame, but truthfully I rarely buy clothes at the mall anymore because I don't spend my money on things like that lately
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I'll try to answer everything in this question, let me know if I didn't answer yours.

Chico's/J Crew have both pulled out. J Crew actually just closed their Galleria location after the fire and aren't returning.

Gap/Eddie Bauer-Gap is focusing on adding more outlet stores, not mall stores. Eddie Bauer is no longer opening new stores.

No Lululemon. They even pulled out from opening a Roseville location.

No Pottery Barns...Potter Barn even closed their Arden location and only have their new flagship location at the Galleria.

No Right Start...they closed their Fountains location.

[caligirlz]

Fox and Goose is an English pub, so that is likely not it. The only "notable" Irish pub on your list is probably De Vere's. Based on the lines at that place on weekends, they can certainly afford an expansion, but Folsom seems like a different environment than downtown Sac.

I've only been to the Fox & Goose, not the other 3. I'm not into pub crawling, so I wouldn't know the difference between an English vs Irish pub.

an old fashioned ice cream parlor (think Swensons or Leatherby's

Or Gunther's !!!

[tsukiji]

Apple store would be nice. LV. Upscale optician with real designer frames and lenses. High end audiophile stores would be fun. Williams Sonoma or some cooking class place. Computer retail store that sells a wide variety of computers across the top ten to fifteen makers instead of the very limited selections offered by the current stores in Folsom.