Halt "Binny's Beverage Depot" at 4901 W Irving Park Road in the 45th Ward
A long vacant former bank building on the western end of the Six Corners Shopping District is set to be transformed into a Binny’s Beverage Depot and the first Culver’s restaurant on the Northwest Side. Binny’s has agreed to lease the first floor of the former Bank of America building at 4901 W. Irving Park Road. The placing of a Corporate store will undermine the small-business values of the surrounding area. This will effectively monopolize the liquor and beer market in the immediate area as it is known to be near impossible for small businesses to compete with large “Big Box” stores on economic product pricing grounds alone. There are other economic factors including, but not limited to, using out of town suppliers, providing services and products citizens do not request or require or the waning of relationships with current business owners in the area.
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our leaders to act now to abort plans to allow Binny’s Beverage Depot to operate in Jefferson Park and/or Portage Park, as, we feel, large format “Big Box” stores deteriorate family-built small businesses in surrounding areas. We urge you to reconsider and find a home-grown small business to occupy this space.
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The Portage Park, Jefferson Park and surrounding areas are full of fantastic, locally owned small businesses including liquor stores and fast food restaurants. Bringing in big business damages the livelihood of those that live, work, and invest in the neighborhood.
The neighborhood association and residents should welcome thriving businesses, such as Binny's to the area. National and local corporate businesses have sustained Irving/Portage (Jewel-Osco, Sears, Marshall's, etc.). There are enough empty storefronts. Bring shoppers back to the neighborhood!
Don't need more liquor stores..
That's unacceptable that a chain like Binnys move in on great local family owned liquor stores in attempts to drive them out.
This will hurt our small businesses. When we should be supporting them.
We have enough liquor stores in the neighborhood as it is.
Don't Kill Small Businesses by allowing big box stores! Become a destination place for consumers not a tax break and revenue stream for a big box.
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Halt "Binny's Beverage Depot" at 4901 W Irving Park Road in the 45th Ward
A long vacant former bank building on the western end of the Six Corners Shopping District is set to be transformed into a Binny’s Beverage Depot and the first Culver’s restaurant on the Northwest Side. Binny’s has agreed to lease the first floor of the former Bank of America building at 4901 W. Irving Park Road. The placing of a Corporate store will undermine the small-business values of the surrounding area. This will effectively monopolize the liquor and beer market in the immediate area as it is known to be near impossible for small businesses to compete with large “Big Box” stores on economic product pricing grounds alone. There are other economic factors including, but not limited to, using out of town suppliers, providing services and products citizens do not request or require or the waning of relationships with current business owners in the area.
We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens who urge our leaders to act now to abort plans to allow Binny’s Beverage Depot to operate in Jefferson Park and/or Portage Park, as, we feel, large format “Big Box” stores deteriorate family-built small businesses in surrounding areas. We urge you to reconsider and find a home-grown small business to occupy this space.
8 Comments
Keep the Big guys out and let's help what built America. Stand up for your small business owners. There is a luiqor store 2 store fronts down. If that's not a slap in the face and taking away from a small business owner then what is??? Support your local small businesses
The Portage Park, Jefferson Park and surrounding areas are full of fantastic, locally owned small businesses including liquor stores and fast food restaurants. Bringing in big business damages the livelihood of those that live, work, and invest in the neighborhood.
The neighborhood association and residents should welcome thriving businesses, such as Binny's to the area. National and local corporate businesses have sustained Irving/Portage (Jewel-Osco, Sears, Marshall's, etc.). There are enough empty storefronts. Bring shoppers back to the neighborhood!
Don't need more liquor stores..
That's unacceptable that a chain like Binnys move in on great local family owned liquor stores in attempts to drive them out.
This will hurt our small businesses. When we should be supporting them.
We have enough liquor stores in the neighborhood as it is.
Don't Kill Small Businesses by allowing big box stores! Become a destination place for consumers not a tax break and revenue stream for a big box.
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Keep the Big guys out and let's help what built America. Stand up for your small business owners. There is a luiqor store 2 store fronts down. If that's not a slap in the face and taking away from a small business owner then what is??? Support your local small businesses