Economy and shopping in SD

[(former)FormerSanDiegan]

Maybe those people are walking around the mall window shopping for entertainment and spending an occasional $40 – $50. Whereas when the economy is going well, they are working at their job, ordering $100 worth of stuff from Amazon three times a week, and spending the weekends in the Wine Country or doing other weekend trips.

Maybe they are spending a few hundred bucks at Restoration Hardware on knobs for their kitchen cabinet, instead of a full-up $100K top shelf kitchen remodel.

What’s missing in the perception of observing more shoppers in the mall is the consideration of what they might have been or would like to be doing/spending in a better economy.

[briansd1]

[quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.

[briansd1]

[quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.

[briansd1]

[quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.

[briansd1]

[quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.

[briansd1]

[quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.

[briansd1]

Lots of misconceptions about Mexicans.

Despite what you may think of Mexico, it’s a growing middle-income country with growing urbanization and a growing middle-class.

Believe it or not, but big spenders at Fashion Valley are Mexicans.

While retailers don’t have hard numbers on how much of their traffic comes from Baja California, it is estimated that shoppers from Mexico spend about $6 billion a year in San Diego County.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/10/transnational-shoppers-mexican-consumers/

The San Diego Chamber of Commerce is very focused on cross border business and the potentials for the region.

http://www.crossborderbusiness.com/publicdocs/Noticias/040531-SDBJ-RetailersEyeMXShoppers2.pdf

[briansd1]

Lots of misconceptions about Mexicans.

Despite what you may think of Mexico, it’s a growing middle-income country with growing urbanization and a growing middle-class.

Believe it or not, but big spenders at Fashion Valley are Mexicans.

While retailers don’t have hard numbers on how much of their traffic comes from Baja California, it is estimated that shoppers from Mexico spend about $6 billion a year in San Diego County.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/10/transnational-shoppers-mexican-consumers/

The San Diego Chamber of Commerce is very focused on cross border business and the potentials for the region.

http://www.crossborderbusiness.com/publicdocs/Noticias/040531-SDBJ-RetailersEyeMXShoppers2.pdf

[briansd1]

Lots of misconceptions about Mexicans.

Despite what you may think of Mexico, it’s a growing middle-income country with growing urbanization and a growing middle-class.

Believe it or not, but big spenders at Fashion Valley are Mexicans.

While retailers don’t have hard numbers on how much of their traffic comes from Baja California, it is estimated that shoppers from Mexico spend about $6 billion a year in San Diego County.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/10/transnational-shoppers-mexican-consumers/

The San Diego Chamber of Commerce is very focused on cross border business and the potentials for the region.

http://www.crossborderbusiness.com/publicdocs/Noticias/040531-SDBJ-RetailersEyeMXShoppers2.pdf

[briansd1]

Lots of misconceptions about Mexicans.

Despite what you may think of Mexico, it’s a growing middle-income country with growing urbanization and a growing middle-class.

Believe it or not, but big spenders at Fashion Valley are Mexicans.

While retailers don’t have hard numbers on how much of their traffic comes from Baja California, it is estimated that shoppers from Mexico spend about $6 billion a year in San Diego County.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/10/transnational-shoppers-mexican-consumers/

The San Diego Chamber of Commerce is very focused on cross border business and the potentials for the region.

http://www.crossborderbusiness.com/publicdocs/Noticias/040531-SDBJ-RetailersEyeMXShoppers2.pdf

[briansd1]

Lots of misconceptions about Mexicans.

Despite what you may think of Mexico, it’s a growing middle-income country with growing urbanization and a growing middle-class.

Believe it or not, but big spenders at Fashion Valley are Mexicans.

While retailers don’t have hard numbers on how much of their traffic comes from Baja California, it is estimated that shoppers from Mexico spend about $6 billion a year in San Diego County.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/jan/10/transnational-shoppers-mexican-consumers/

The San Diego Chamber of Commerce is very focused on cross border business and the potentials for the region.

http://www.crossborderbusiness.com/publicdocs/Noticias/040531-SDBJ-RetailersEyeMXShoppers2.pdf

[sdrealtor]

[quote=briansd1][quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.[/quote]

I’m sure the Panda Express and PF Changs are huge draws for the Chinese/Asian tourists also.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=briansd1][quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.[/quote]

I’m sure the Panda Express and PF Changs are huge draws for the Chinese/Asian tourists also.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=briansd1][quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.[/quote]

I’m sure the Panda Express and PF Changs are huge draws for the Chinese/Asian tourists also.

[sdrealtor]

[quote=briansd1][quote=BoomerAang]I live in Carlsbad and stop by the outlets off Palomar along the I-5 every so often. It is always jam-packed around there during weekends. No parking available at all. Only time to go shopping there is right before closing on a weekday. I haven’t really seen people buckle down from the economy slow down in general.[/quote]

Chinese/Asian tourists coming on tour buses make up a big portion of shoppers.[/quote]

I’m sure the Panda Express and PF Changs are huge draws for the Chinese/Asian tourists also.

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