Kansas City Retail Biz Remains Dead: Internets Can't Save Westport

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Westport facing dwindling foot traffic: Online sales will only get us so far, resilient entrepreneur says

Matt Bramlette is stretched thin, bouncing between his two retail shops as Westport storefronts struggle to reopen after a pandemic-induced shutdown, protests that disrupted business and other unexpected challenges. "We rely on tourists and foot traffic - two things that are few and far between right now," said Bramlette, owner of brick-and-mortar Mid Coast Modern and Soap Bar on Kansas City's Westport Road, as well as the Bear Soap Co.

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  1. i hope their place comes back big.

    one has to wonder, however, if consumer behavior may not have changed following the pandemic and riots and their economic after effects.

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  2. I'll just bet that if we can find a clever way to put the letters KC on a t-shirt that folks will come flocking back in droves.

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  3. Shame he picked a dying area to open his Store in - sorry for your loss.

    Maybe a different shopping location, like the Landing West (former Plaza) would work out better, or more radically, you could even try an area that's actually growing, like NKC.

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  4. bric a brac millionaire..good luck with that.

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