“Goody’s is asking for rent concessions from all of its landlords so that it can stay out of bankruptcy,” Mendola said. “At least 80 percent of the landlords have to grant the concessions in order for them not to go bankrupt.”
Mendola said that his company has already made the requested concessions with Goody’s.
“We have made the concessions in order to keep as lively a shopping center as possible,” he said. “We have a 25,000 square foot building there, and we’re a lot better off with a viable tenant there than with an empty building there.”
A Goody’s spokesperson declined to comment last week, saying that details would be released early this week.
It is unclear what this means for Richmond Plaza Shopping Center, but shoppers knew how it would affect their visits there.
Sherry Cooper said that she had just visited Goody’s Friday morning.
“My son gave me a gift card at Goody’s for Christmas, so I figured I’d better go spend it while they’re still there,” she said. “I got a black skirt for church.”
She said it would most likely mean less frequent visits to the shopping center for her.
“I don’t do a lot of shopping, but I do go shopping occasionally,” she said. “When I come out here Goody’s and Penney’s are the only places I go. If there’s no Goody’s, I won’t come to Penney’s.”
Christy Pankey said she shops for clothes at Goody’s.
“You’ll just have to go out-of-town to go to Goody’s,” she said.
“I like Goody’s because they have good sales,” Sandra Richardson said. “I drive from Anson County and do my shopping in Rockingham.”
“It’s unfortunate that it’s come to that for the company,” said J.C. Penney’s store manager Terry Greene. “We certainly feel for their employees.”
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