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This building that used to house Superfresh would make a great ... you fill in the blank!
Westminster has a lot of great businesses, but is there anything missing? A certain type of establishment or a new store?
This building at 400 Englar Road, the former location of Superfresh Grocery Store, has been vacant since July.
What do you think should move in? Tell us in the comments section below what you'd like to see here.
Wendy Raith
7:30 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I would love to have a Traders Joe fill that spot. Imagine how crowded that place would be and how many jobs Westminster would gain.
Chuck Flynn
7:38 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I like the Trader Joe's idea.
Karen Pelton
8:10 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Trader Joes, Barnes & Noble or Falls Road Running Store.
heidi
8:22 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Wegman's or Aldi. I would love a Barnes and Noble as well.
WestMonster
8:36 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Good ideas- organic/natural grocery store, sporting goods... don't think we need another "normal" grocery store though. How about a bowling alley?
Patty B
8:43 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
How about a Best Buy or a nice Antique Mall?
RJ Teich
9:34 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
A Wgmans with employees who DON'T chase their customers out onto the parking lot because they thought the customer was stealing. It's was bratty service like this at this location the reason Superfresh was shut down.
F B O
10:07 am on Thursday, September 27, 2012
No, RJ, the reason for the closing <of all but 2 Superfresh's in Maryland> can actually be summed up by an old axiom: "the fish rots from the head first". Meaning bad top management begets a bad business
Glenn I. Goff
9:44 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
My wife and I were hoping for a Trader Joe's when we first heard Super Fresh was closing.
Cindy, Carroll Values Education
10:04 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I'd love to see a Trader Joe's closer too. For everyone that wants one, try filling out the location request form. Maybe if we bug them enough ...
http://www.traderjoes.com/about/location-requests-form.asp
Holly Hutchins
11:27 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Thanks for this link, Cindy! I would love a Trader Joe's here in Westminster so I went right to the site and let them know. I hope everyone does this too!!
Rick Hartwig
10:16 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Consumer electronics store.
Patricia McGonigle Lawrence
10:44 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I would love to see a Wegmans, but I'm not sure that building is big enough. Never been to a Trader Joe's.
Marc Fisher
10:55 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Trader Joe's would be perfect.
Susan
11:12 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Definitly , we need a large health food store. Trader Joes or one like the Common Market in Frederick. A Ryans Buffett would be fantastic. There's one in Hanover. How about a Steak and Shake resturant. Please, not another Matress store.
Lisa
11:23 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Trader Joe's!!!!!!
Beth
11:43 am on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I would love a Trader Joe's too! I also agree that we need something different - not another regular grocery store (I think all the major chains are represented already), not another mattress or furniture store, something different- Please.
A.M.M
12:41 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Dave and Busters.
Patricia Goff
12:52 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Trader Joe's first choice; if not, possibly Whole Foods
Adam
1:01 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Wegmans/Trader Joe's/Whole Foods. All my top picks!!
Mona
1:24 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Trader Joe's! That would be fantastic!
Deborah
2:07 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
We do need and deserve something "different"...I often find myself traveling outside the county to seek more of a selection and quality when shopping. I agree with everyone. While we would all LOVE a Wegman's, it would likely become a decade-long battle to win a Wegman's here (It took at least this long for Howard County to persuade its community to welcome one). The fear was that it would threaten business from all other surrounding retailers (which is indeed a possibility). Again, I would LOVE a Barnes & Noble (I've been saying this for years). However, Barnes & Noble may consider their small bookstore on McDaniel's campus as their presence here in Westminster. We lost Locust Books and the bookstore at the Mall, so those factors could justify need for a Barnes & Noble. Trader Joe's would be great too. In fact, Trader Joe's affordability and the accessibility of that SuperFresh lot would make that venue for a great fit.
Constituent
3:41 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I would love to see a Hooter's or a Gentlemen's club or even a casino! These kind of place's would provide good paying jobs for women and of course men too.
newsjunkie
5:51 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
A Hooters now that's just what we need! Very classy.
It would be fun to watch pro-business Commissioner Frazier take on that one.
Joyce Clark
8:10 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
I would like to see an all you eat eatery
Neil Ridgely
8:46 pm on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
A combination abortion / methodone clinic!
Kym Byrnes
2:35 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Neil! This has been such a nice comment thread so far, lol. I know you want a disco skating rink with a karoake bar, you just won't admit it.
Neil Ridgely
8:31 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Drat, I've been outed! It's a pretty big place, how about a lesbian - gay bar/ fair trade coffee shop/ organic, locally grown produce- farmers market?
Buck Harmon
10:12 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
I'd like to see a trade school, supported by funding to put people back to work...the antique mall sounds pretty good too...
WestMonster
10:24 am on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Don't we have an antique mall that can't keep all it's spaces filled? I like to see antiques on Main St.
I'm going back to the bowling alley idea. Check out Shady Grove 300 in Gaithersburg. Good family entertainment.
The trade school is a decent idea, but I don't think it's likely. It's going to be retail/entertainment. Dave & Buster's is a nice suggestion. They might not like being right next to BWW though.
Familylawgirl
12:07 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
I like the bowling alley idea or a Chuck E Cheese/Dave & Busters type place. A Best Buy or HH Gregg would also be nice. Not a fan of Trader Joe's at all.
Lisa T
6:33 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Trader Joe's is the first thing I thought of too. I do agree that Wegman's would be great but the space just wouldn't accommodate it. Anyone know of actual plans for the space or proposals that have been floated yet?
withavengeance
12:28 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012
I'd REALLY like to see an inexpensive second run movie theater. This probably won't happen though, as Regal in the Town Mall fights every one that's ever been proposed. They like being the only 'game' in town. Wish they'd at least upgrade their seating which hasn't been done since Regal came to the Town Mall way back in the day.
WestMonster
1:50 pm on Thursday, February 9, 2012
EXCELLENT IDEA!
Ed
8:56 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012
Some of us of a certain age would insist that Cranberry/Town Mall didn't even exist "back in the day." :-)
Jennifer Diefendorf
5:17 pm on Saturday, April 14, 2012
I heard a Trader Joes may come- this would be my first choice!
Lisa T
6:32 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012
Isn't the latest that it's an Aldi's? I haven't been up there to see yet but my husband said he saw that's what's going in there...
Ed
8:54 pm on Monday, April 16, 2012
According to the daily fish wrap one day last week, its going to be part Aldi and part PetCo.
John
4:07 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
An Amish Market return would be nice
Ed
11:37 am on Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Sorry John, leases are already signed for Aldo and PetCo. Besides, I think the operators of the Amish Market are content in Hunt Valley, better demographics and more customer traffic there, especially from the business park at lunch time.
Jenna Norvell
9:45 am on Monday, August 6, 2012
I really want a Trader Joe's!!