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Cattleman's closed in Oak Park.
cialty items that you can't seem to find
closing, she said. "We're scrambling
anywhere else, such as exotic herbs
around trying to get other jobs, and
and soybean milk."
we're going to the unemployment
On the other hand, Dave
office.
Rothenberg
of Oak Park said, "I don't
Shoppers interviewed on the last
care
if
the
places
closes ... I'll just shop
weekend before the store's closing had-
someplace
else."
n't abandoned Cattleman's. Most were
Several owners of the other 10
upset by the closing. "I shopped here a
stores in the plaza are unhappy about
few times every week," said Rose
the Cattleman's closing; the most vocal
Ferber of Oak Park. "The prices for
was
Yousif Al-Yacoub, owner of the $1
meat and produce were cheaper than
Outlet
Store. "It's killing me ... busi-
anywhere else, and the store was very
ness
is
dead," he said. "That store
convenient because I could also shop
attracted
a lot of customers to this
at the kosher butcher and other places
,
center, and the closing is really affect-
nearby.
ing my business.
Clara and Harry Lenchner of Oak
"When Cattleman's changed their
Park agreed the location was the best
hours
recently, to open at 10 a.m.
for them, and they praised the quality
instead
of 8, and to close at 6 p.m.
of the chicken and the fresh fruit and
instead of 8, the customers didn't start
vegetables.
coming into our store until 10 and
Rita Kirma of Oak Park said she
stopped at 6 p.m."
noticed the prices were "creeping up"
He said a book store and a clothing
in recent months, but she didn't mind
store
also closed within the past year
because of the store's convenience and
at the Oak Park Plaza, which is
variety of foods.
anchored by an Arbor pharmacy. "The
Sandra Willhite traveled from
owners of the small stores here are
Hamtramck to the store each week
hoping that the food store replacing
because she couldn't get the variety of
Cattleman's will liven things up again,
food and fresh produce anywhere else,
especially for the holidays," said Al-
even at the Cattleman's store closer to
Yacoub.
her. But she was aware of a dropoff in
The new store is believed to be
customers recently.
Piquette's
Market, part of a retail food
"I'm thoroughly disappointed that
chain in the Detroit area. The owner
the store closed, and so are my
declined to discuss details of the new
friends," bemoaned Muriel Hunter of
store until the proper permits and
Oak Park. "I've been shopping at this
licenses are obtained from the city, but
location since 1981. The produce
he said he hopes to open the store by
always was fresher than that at the
mid-December. H
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