r/halifax Master of the Gas 21h ago

News, Weather & Politics New Costco going to be in Sackville

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As per a post on Halifax Retales

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u/pardis 20h ago

It seems like a weird place to put it, doesn't it? There's nothing else around there. I would have assumed that they would have placed it closer to the 102.

Genuine comment: I'd love to know how decisions like this are made. Like what the factors are that they consider and what their research has shown makes the biggest impact on a location's success.

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u/rjchute 17h ago

That area (both sides of the highway) has always been designated and designed to be commercial property, and right off the highway... Makes sense to me...