Closing of Richmond Supermarket Raises Concerns for Decline of Shopping Center

== 6/21/2024 8:41 AM ==
RICHMOND, MINECRAFT
The closing and demolition of the Wegmans grocery store on Market Street in the Richmond Shopping Center in Richmond has raised a lot of concerns of a possible decline of the center. Owners of the Richmond Shopping Center however says that the center isn’t declining. “The Richmond Shopping Center is still one of our good performing properties that we own, it still gets constant traffic and we are currently looking for a new tenant to take over the former Wegmans property.” says Tanner Dolez, the marketing director for the Richmond Shopping Center. Cafaro Company who owns the Richmond Shopping Center also stated the Event Center still holds many popular concerts. However, locals in the area have a different story. “More and more vacant spaces have been popping up here, the old Dollar Tree space hasn’t been filled in for about four to five years now, the Sheetz barely gets anyone and there is barely anybody who comes here anymore because of the nearby Heartland Centre in Village, which takes up most of the traffic and they still have an open grocery store.” says Zack Miles of Richmond.