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Comparison of Urban, Suburban and proposed Coconut Grove Home Depots
Comparison
of Urban, Suburban and proposed Coconut
Grove Home Depots
Using
descriptions provided by Home Depot of
its various stores, it is difficult to
see how the proposed Coconut Grove store
is not a standard “working
warehouse” operation.
Please judge for yourself.
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Store
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Chicago
Lincoln
Park
Urban
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Vancouver
Park Royal
Urban
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Manhattan
Flat
Iron
Urban
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Coconut
Grove
Grove
Gate
Plan
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“Working ware-house”
per
website
Suburban
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Size
(sq ft)
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80,000
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70,000
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105,000
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100,000
retail*,
25,000
landscape
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100,000+
retail,
~20,000+
landscaping
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Landscaping
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Small,
on 4th floor parking
level
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Small
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None
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Yes
25,000
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Yes
~20,000+
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Parking
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3rd
and 4th floor
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Plenty
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None
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468
spaces
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~350+
spaces
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Lumber
& pick up
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Wood
trim and small pieces with pick-up
from store
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Wood
trim and small pieces with pick-up
from store
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Wood
trim;
No
large lumber pick-up
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“Everything”
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Full
lumber
stock
with pick-up from store
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Hours
M-Sa; Su
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6-10;
8-8
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7-9;
8-8
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7-9;
8-7
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“standard
retail”
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6-12;
6-12
(8th
St.)
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Do-it-yourself:
Phone / Source
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(773)
472-7740
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(604)
913-2630
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(212)
929-9571
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Presentation
4/5/5
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Homedepot.
com
(see below)
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*The
Grove Gate plan is described as
“85,000 plus 15,000 square feet plus
25,000 for landscaping”.
Home
Depot groups its stores in two
categories as described on its website (http://www.homedepot.com
/HDUS/EN_US/corporate/companies/home_depot.shtml
, 6 April 2005).
“The
Home Depot is a working warehouse that
stocks products for almost every home
improvement project. Large floor space,
high ceilings, and a huge product
selection contribute to an exciting
environment for customers.
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“Format:
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100,000+
square foot warehouse
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Customer
base:
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Do-it-yourself
(DIY), buy-it-yourself (BIY),
professional (Pro) and
do-it-for-me (DIFM)
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Product
selection:
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40,000
home improvement products in stock
to maintain, repair, and decorate
a home
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Type
of sales:
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In-stock,
special order and installed sales.
Home Depot is project-oriented,
providing the necessary components
for almost any type of home
improvement
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“We
also have smaller Home Depot stores
located primarily in densely populated
inner city markets and also suburban
areas. We want to be sure that we are
catering to all markets therefore we
have alternatively formatted stores to
fit individual communities.
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“Format:
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55,000
– 80,000 square foot stores
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Customer
base:
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Do-it-yourself
(DIY), buy-it-yourself (BIY),
professional (Pro) and
do-it-for-me (DIFM)
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Product
selection:
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Almost
30,000+ home improvement products
in stock to maintain, repair, and
decorate a home
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Type
of sales:
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Off-the-shelf,
special order, and installed
sales”
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The
proposed Coconut Grove store might be
best described as follows, based on the
presentation of April 5th.
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Format:
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100,000+
square foot warehouse
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Customer
base:
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Do-it-yourself
(DIY), buy-it-yourself (BIY),
professional (Pro) and
do-it-for-me (DIFM)
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Product
selection:
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“Everything”
in home improvement products in
stock to maintain, repair, and
decorate a home
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Type
of sales:
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In-stock,
special order and installed sales.
Home Depot is project-oriented,
providing the necessary components
for almost any type of home
improvement.
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What
do you think: “Urban design” or
Suburban “working warehouse”?
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