It’s true: Wichita is in fact a culturally-backward Mesozoic marketplace lacking the true essential of an authentic 21st Century Midwest metropolis.
Why the sudden shift to negativity, you ask? The answer is simple: I demand a free-standing Chick-Fil-A in Wichita.
NOW!!!!!
Because without it, we’re behind some of the truly culturally enlightened centers along I-35. Another Polynesian restaurant? Bah. New steakhouse? Who cares? And what’s with this “gastropub” stuff?
Our fair city must be defended against market saturation by repetitive theme restaurants.
Nope. Wichita will never hit the big time in my eyes until I can score a nugget 8-pack without going to Wichita State University.
(Author’s note: The above column is close-captioned for the humor impaired.)
The national Christmas retailing outlook remains muted, according to a national economist, with shoppers focusing on basics and value.
Michael P. Niemira, chief economist and director of research for the International Council of Shopping Centers, forecasts a 1.7 percent year-over-year sales increase coming in November and December. Discounters and wholesalers should benefit, while traditional retailers should struggle.
The full report will be available Friday, and we’ll post a link here..
A reporter from the Financial Post, a Canadian publication, recently visited Wichita to get the pulse of the city ahead of the presidential election. Here’s an exerpt:
Still, anxiety levels in this stoic Midwestern city have shot higher as the financial crisis rages around it and economic indicators show a sharp deterioration in U. S. and global growth.
For global growth has been the lifeblood of Wichita, which has leveraged a weak greenback to sell a stream of grains, business jets, navigation equipment and conveyor belts to a hungry and prosperous world. Exports, the silent strength of the U. S. economy in recent years, are also now at risk as this made-in-America crisis circles round to bite the domestic economy in the back.
You can read the article here.