New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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Here's an update. Still no date for the construction to start.
http://www.thelog.com/catalina-connecti ... -new-vons/
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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CalItalian wrote:Here's an update. Still no date for the construction to start.
http://www.thelog.com/catalina-connecti ... -new-vons/
The article mentions neighborhood concerns, which delayed the re-building of a VONS in Mission Hills, San Diego. Neighbors complained about the existing store (it was dreadful) but complained about building a replacement. It finally went through about 5 years ago.
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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With all of the effort and delays in getting a replacement store built, you almost have to ask, "is it worth it?"

Maybe it is better to just keep operating the old outdated stores, I am sure they are minting cash.

And if the neighbors give them this much trouble about opening anything new, I sure wouldn't worry about competition coming in...
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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Construction is finally about to start (December 2017).
http://www.thecatalinaislander.com/arti ... s-update-0
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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Construction has begun. Completion date December 2018.
http://www.thelog.com/catalina-connecti ... mber-2018/
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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12 months seems like a long time for constructing a small store. But I would imagine they don't have all the construction resources that are commonly available in the greater LA area.
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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storewanderer wrote: August 2nd, 2017, 10:31 pm With all of the effort and delays in getting a replacement store built, you almost have to ask, "is it worth it?"

Maybe it is better to just keep operating the old outdated stores, I am sure they are minting cash.

And if the neighbors give them this much trouble about opening anything new, I sure wouldn't worry about competition coming in...
Good to see construction starting.

NIMBYism is a funny phenomenon. Folks complain about a new store and the noise and traffic it will attract, yet they complain about an old store being outdated.
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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Now well under construction with an aerial view (photo) in article. http://thecatalinaislander.com/updated- ... ction-job/
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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Going to open before the end of the year. Construction photo in the article.
http://www.thelog.com/local/avalons-ful ... -the-year/
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Re: New Vons Avalon (Catalina Island) Construction May Begin at End of April 2017

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Vons Avalon is nearly complete. Stocking of shelves has begun.
https://thecatalinaislander.com/vons-st ... -complete/
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