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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Amen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Christopher Buecheler <cwbuecheler@gmail.com><br><b>Date: </b>Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 10:48 AM<br><b>To: </b>Ashley Schomer <ashley.schomer@gmail.com><br><b>Cc: </b>Greg Gerritt <gerritt@mindspring.com>, Summit Neighborhood <summit@sna.providence.ri.us>, Robert Mathiesen <rmath13@gmail.com><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Summit] Eastside Market closing...want to ask for a Market Basket!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>"They'd rather have it empty than us succeed"<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ah ... capitalism. Buy out the local business, spend five years steadily worsening the product, close it due to "underperformance," and then hold on to the empty space, blighting the area, so no competitor can succeed there.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-Chris<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Jul 13, 2024 at 10:16 AM Ashley Schomer <<a href="mailto:ashley.schomer@gmail.com">ashley.schomer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I had actually already written my email to Dave’s before I saw this thread. I’ve always wanted them in that space since Eastside Marketplace stopped being a locally owned store.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I heard back already. They are looking into this space but I guess the main obstacle is that S&S has a real estate holding company that mostly refuses to sell and might not even rent to another grocery store. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks Ashley!! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We really appreciate your support! It's too early to say what we can and cannot do. Historically, Stoppie has a real estate holding company that dictates who it sells(almost never) or rents to. Depending upon stoppies needs, they will decide accordingly ... they'd rather have it empty than us succeed. But again, it's a little too soon to tell. Thanks for reaching out! We value your support!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On Jul 13, 2024, at 8:36 AM, Greg Gerritt <<a href="mailto:gerritt@mindspring.com" target="_blank">gerritt@mindspring.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p></p><div><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>It has a very good demographic for a supermarket. If the professionals agree, and the site is not priced too high we shall get something. But if the landlord is greedy might take years greg<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 11.0pt;box-sizing:border-box'><p>-----Original Message-----<br>From: molly jordan <<a href="mailto:mollypjordan@gmail.com" target="_blank">mollypjordan@gmail.com</a>><br>Sent: Jul 13, 2024 8:20 AM<br>To: Robert Mathiesen <<a href="mailto:rmath13@gmail.com" target="_blank">rmath13@gmail.com</a>><br>Cc: Summit Neighborhood <<a href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a>><br>Subject: Re: [Summit] Eastside Market closing...want to ask for a Market Basket!!<o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Would rather have a Dave's.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jul 12, 2024, 12:23 PM Robert Mathiesen <<a href="mailto:rmath13@gmail.com" target="_blank">rmath13@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><p class=MsoNormal>Here's the ProJo news item about this: <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/07/12/ris-stop-and-shop-heres-which-stores-the-grocery-chain-is-closing/74378836007/" target="_blank">https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/07/12/ris-stop-and-shop-heres-which-stores-the-grocery-chain-is-closing/74378836007/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Fri, Jul 12, 2024 at 11:47 AM Breslers <<a href="mailto:breslerfamily@gmail.com" target="_blank">breslerfamily@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Stop & Shop is closing East Side Market within 6 monthsy<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This would be a great place for a Market Basket. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hoping more folks will make the suggestion to them.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Not only to save trip to Attleboro,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>but the make more competition to force down prices at Whole Foods & other Stop & Shop<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I wrote on the Market Basket "contact us page" <br>( <a href="https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/about-us/contact-us" target="_blank">https://www.shopmarketbasket.com/about-us/contact-us</a> )<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#9900FF'>PLEASE Jump on this! S & S 176 Pittman St is closing. Buy this store and open a Providence location. PLEASE It is so tiresome to have to drive to Attleboro.<br>With your prices and good produce you will NOT under-perform! <br>Stop & Shop was outrageously expensive, sold produce that rotted in days, <br>failed to charge prices advertised in aisles, so you had to read your slip immediately every time.<br>There is also a good size parking lot. It is very worth checking out!!<br><a href="https://www.wpri.com/business-news/stop-shop-closing-32-underperforming-stores/" target="_blank">https://www.wpri.com/business-news/stop-shop-closing-32-underperforming-stores/</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Mrs B<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Summit mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a><br><a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us</a><br>SNA Website: <a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Summit mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a><br><a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us</a><br>SNA Website: <a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><p style='margin:0.1rem 0px'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Summit mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a><br><a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us</a><br>SNA Website: <a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Summit mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</a><br><a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/mailman/listinfo/summit_sna.providence.ri.us</a><br>SNA Website: <a href="http://sna.providence.ri.us/" target="_blank">http://sna.providence.ri.us/</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Christopher Buecheler - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/cwbuecheler.bsky.social" target="_blank">@cwbuecheler.bsky.social</a><br><a href="https://cwbuecheler.com/" target="_blank">https://cwbuecheler.com</a> | <a href="https://cwbwriting.com/" target="_blank">https://cwbwriting.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>