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Originally Posted by jmen24

I would really like to know where Michael C got this information as well and what happened with the phone call he was going to make.

I said this before in the other post, but the Tilton opening did not pick up in numbers as fast as they would have liked and MB is only building three new stores this year (that is a fact) and is planning 11 more remodels and moving a store into Meredith is not in the mix. Meredith does not fit the profile of any other MB locations, stop and think about the proximity to highways and major metro areas at every other MB location.

Arthur D. is the President of MB, it is still owned by the family and is run by a board that consists of many members that have been there since the beginning. This is a very conservative company and you will not see then jump to a location else they can prove its worth (Tiltons slow build up will be a big deterent to any further development in a very seasonal area). The amount of traffic at the Tilton location will have to double before you will see anything else in the area.

One new location will be in the Keene area and future development into southern Maine will happen before they set up shop in more rural areas.

At the Jackson Star location is the entire property for sale or is it a lease situation, because if it is lease that is the nail in the coffin.

My sources are in a far better position to have access to this information and they do not require a phone call.

jmen

Since you have such great contacts with the "D" family, could you please PM me with what's going on with the Stratham store? As you would know, of course, it was supposed to close after the holidays and it's still a very going concern......... And, I also have another question, which I will ask you once you PM me and I respond to it -- it's another D family history-type question Many thanks in advance!