Good news in my town yesterday. The Boston Globe reported that Wegmans, the grocery retailer with a cult-like following, will open a store in Newton, MA.
There have been a lot of vacant storefronts around here, even in this privileged Boston suburb. Every time we see a business preparing to open, we get a little excited. Could something fun and wonderful be coming to town?
But it’s usually a bank. Yuck. Another (bleep) bank, just what we need.
At best, a new bank branch will trigger a mild flicker of convenience for its current customers. For the rest of us, it’s Opportunity Lost. More same old. More corporate blandeur.