Lowes or Home Depot in SRB?

[kwalsh0001]

Heard a passing comment a few days ago that a large hardware store (Lowes? Home Depot?) may be coming to Santa Rosa Beach in the not-so-distant future, supposedly to be located near the Publix on 98.

Anyone else hearing the same? Any "proof" this is more than just another rumor?

Thanks

 

[carson]

I hope so after two trips to home depot in pcb in the same day. That was a half tank of gas.

 

[Matt J]

I would bet rumor. The service area of those stores is pretty large and we don't have the year round population to support one.

 

[m1a1mg]

Destin having one of each is very unique. I moved from a city of 52,000 and Lowe's wouldn't come because the Home Depot was already there. These corporations are very good at studying population density and determining where to build.

But I could be totally wrong. ;-)

 

[Leader of the Banned]

Destin having one of each is very unique. I moved from a city of 52,000 and Lowe's wouldn't come because the Home Depot was already there. These corporations are very good at studying population density and determining where to build.

But I could be totally wrong. ;-)

Around here they build them right across the street from each other.

 

[Mello Yolo]

I heard the same rumor. Home Depot close to Santa Rosa Beach Publix by June of next year.

 

[Joby]

Not a fan of "big box" retailers. I'll stick with Frank's in Grayton.

 

[Matt J]

The plan for that area did have several unnamed big box stores, but none looked big enough for a Home Depot. Perhaps they're trying a "boutique" store like Walmart?

 

[sunspotbaby]

I go through a tiny town...Moultrie Georgia on my way to Mama's. They have a Lowes and a Home Depot within a stone's throw of each other. I never understood it with the town being so small.

 

[Leader of the Banned]

I like having hardware/building stores that stay open late even on Sundays. That's why I prefer the big boxes over Mom and Pop. I can go on my own time, after work, whatever.

A scaled down version of a big box hardware store is probably not a good idea. You need good selection. It's one thing if Small Mart doesn't have my favorite toothpaste or a good selection of coffee makers. That can wait. If I'm working on something though, I need it right then and there. This actually makes a good case for having Lowes and Home Depot right near each other. They are not exactly alike. Each has some of its own unique stock. If one place doesn't have it, the other might.