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David, you asked if anyone had been in Elder Beerman's. I grew up in Dayton, Ohio, and in that time Rike's and Elder Beerman were the big downtown stores and that was the pinnacle of shopping. Rikes was like Macy's, complete with Christmas window display that you packed up the whole family to go see. Then the malls came. Rikes is now Lazarus. And Elder Beerman's is basically the same size fish it always was but the pond is now bigger. There are malls the size of Wright-Patterson AFB, Best Buys, Toys R Us, so much development where there used to be cornfields. There are mall anchors like Parisian that until recently Elder Beermans never had to compete with, and they are indeed snazzy stores. Beermans is the kind of place my grandma shopped at. I haven't been home much lately, but I wouldn't say their stores were bad at all, just typical and dull. They have a showpiece location on Courthouse Square, the center of Dayton. I'll have to ask my mom, the shopping expert, but I think they are fine. Hope that gives you an impression |
