TO THE EDITOR:
I was reading this article on the closing of Roses at University Mall, and this what happens when you have greedy developers and management who want to bring into the mall a certain type of upper class clientele to get more money in their pocket to which they have no sympathy for anyone but themselves. It is amazing that University Mall these days is virtually a ghost mall with only two of its original stores that are still standing, but are facing certain doom. Roses and Radio Shack have been the only two tenants at University Mall since its opening in 1973. Gone are Dillard’s, Kerr Drugs, Cameron’s and other stores that are being replaced with upscale speciality stores and a 13-screen luxury movie theater. Roses was the only discount store that catered to items that were at reasonable cost. The only place where the average citizen can shop and get bargain deals each week. You won’t find that anywhere else. Once this store closes, the only two tenants that still generate business will be A Southern Season, K&W Cafeteria (a Chapel Hill landmark) and the local Harris Teeter. No wonder clientele will be staying away in droves once Roses close its doors forever after more than 41 years of business in Chapel Hill.
Raymond George
Chapel Hill, N.C.
