- Papa John's Pizza
- Starbucks
- Wachovia Bank
- Famous Footwear
- Old Navy
- rue21 (apparel)
Bleargh. From the group:
"Though many folks feel there is not enough local retail in the mix, the regional retail generates considerable sales and property taxes, all of which go back into paying for the infrastructure and amenities (parks and trails) at Mueller. No City of Austin general revenue money is being used to pay for Mueller's redevelopment. The planned Town Center at Mueller will strive to have more local merchants in a much more pedestrian friendly environment."
I buy that, and it's good that these retailers are just going into the "retail" portion along I-35. But I can't help thinking that now that these chains have a foothold, they'll be squeezing their way into the portions of Mueller that are supposed to be more "Austin". Especially Starbucks.
Don't do that, Catellus. Bring in a Cafe Medici or a Progress Coffee, or an Austin Java, or a Jo's, or ... the options are limitless.
And don't even get me started on Papa John's ...
