New Stater's Could Hurt Existing Businesses

If the New Stater's is built in Grand Terrace there will be smaller existing businesses that will be negatively impacted.

The Deli in the Store will compete with the Sub Depot, Quisnos, Pasta Italia, and Honey Hills Subs.

All the existing restaurants in the community will be impacted by having the added connivance of a fried chicken dinner closer to home. (Not that driving to Washington Store has ever overcome the NEED for Fried Chicken.) BUT, if I want quick, I know go get a 5.00 pizza... in the future I'll have more choices and Pizza may lose out to fried chicken or Stater's Deli.

Note this is not new business it is just a shift in business. So big deal. Who cares if the small restaurants go broke in Grand Terrace...

Now add the Grand Terrace Liquor Market. CVS and the Liquor Stores and Quick Markets will have added competition for our booze dollars. Why care? Well will the USPost Office be located in Stater's?

When Staters causes others to be marginalized and close what will we have. A real big Staters and a lot of small empty shops. These empty shops employ people, pay rent, and contribute to the community in many ways that Stater's is not able to do in a small city.

This is a watch out for what you wish for situation on many levels.