hoosiergirl7

I think Little Rock is really selling them short as far as retail expansion. There is a HUGE military population, over 5,000 active duty personnel alone not including their families here in Little Rock. I think a Crate & Barrel would be a phenomenal addition to Little Rock and would do very well. I also think that some other fabulous additions would definitely be a Macy's, DSW, a Sephora, a Pottery Barn Kids, an Apple Store, a Cost Plus World Market, a Room's To Go, a Ross Dress for Less and a Trader Joe's to name a few. As far as restaurants are concerned, I'd love to see a Cheesecake Factory, a Chipotle Grill and a Panera Bread Company. I know there are others I'd love to see here but those are my top 3. I know so many military persons that make trips to get what they want in Dallas or Memphis because they can't get them here. Heck, I make regular trips to Dallas to visit my sister-in-law and so that I can get some real shopping done at a lot of the places I listed above. I was happy to finally see a Parisian come in (although it is now changing to Belk) to give Dillard's some competition. I'm not a huge Dillard's fan because from my experience when I go in there to shop the majority of the clothing is geared either towards teenagers or old ladies. There's not a good selection of clothes for ladies between 30 & 50, myself included in that age bracket. Hence the trips to Macy's in Dallas for real clothes that flatter a 30something momma. And Dillard's hardly ever has any sorts of sales and even then when things go on clearance the clearance prices are pathetic. I did see today while looking at the Container Store website that there will be a store opening up sometime in the spring of 2008. It's sad, but that honestly made my day. I love shopping there for organization supplies. I don't know where though. Little Rock has a lot of potential if they would just give themselves some credit. I love to see the expansion on the Westside but I live in the N. Little Rock area and think there needs to be some MAJOR development there too. As much as I love IKEA and make a trip to Frisco when I'm in Dallas just to shop there it just wouldn't fly here. I don't think that the residents of Little Rock would be very accepting of it and there wouldn't be enough traffic to keep it afloat. I'm thrilled that a Panda Express is coming, the Babies R Us and the Carraba's. They all should've been here years ago. I agree with some of those who would love to see COSTCO show up. Granted I like Sam's Club but I could honestly do without another one or another Wal-Mart. I'm a Target loyalist and avoid Wal-Mart like the plague.