Another Vic's Bites the Dust - this time in Scottsdale, AZ - General Tiki

G GatorRob Member Orlando Joined: Aug 20, 2004 Posts: 1784	G GatorRob Posted posted on Wed, Jul 13, 2011 4:03 PM On 2011-07-13 10:19, arriano wrote: ...in a down economy there's little chance of them surviving. Sure there is. Business travelers going to conventions. I'm sure that's what has kept the Atlanta Trader Vic's alive and well all these years. If you go on a weekend, it's completely dead in there. But weekdays are for those on expense accounts. I imagine that's a key survival strategy. People on convention/business travel want to unwind and escape (and that dreaded word: network) at the end of the day. And what a perfect place for that. Unfortunately, in this day and age a Trader Vic's relying on locals and weekend partiers is a much dicier prospect and one that I would not bet my money on.

On 2011-07-13 10:19, arriano wrote:
...in a down economy there's little chance of them surviving.

Sure there is. Business travelers going to conventions. I'm sure that's what has kept the Atlanta Trader Vic's alive and well all these years. If you go on a weekend, it's completely dead in there. But weekdays are for those on expense accounts. I imagine that's a key survival strategy. People on convention/business travel want to unwind and escape (and that dreaded word: network) at the end of the day. And what a perfect place for that. Unfortunately, in this day and age a Trader Vic's relying on locals and weekend partiers is a much dicier prospect and one that I would not bet my money on.

Post #597425 by GatorRob on Wed, Jul 13, 2011 4:03 PM