This is a time of year that many Nacogdoches merchants extend their hours, and that is very appreciated by Christmas shoppers. Then there are stores that are open early, stay late, and are available seven days a week. An excellent example is Jack Backers College Bookstore.
How about these hours:
- Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sunday 1 – 5 p.m.
Besides books, Jack Backers also carries an excellent collection of official SFA caps, polos, and t-shirts. Owners Alan and Pam Fitch – both SFA Alumni – returned recently from Lubbock to open this well-stocked store at 2301 North Street. Check out www.jackbackers.com for more info – and to shop online – or call 936.462.7328.
Its hard to “shop Nac first” because Nacogdoches doesnt want anything. This town is full of college students and if one trendy store was put in the mall…imagine the business. It seems funny to me that Lufkin and Tyler continue to grow and the only new businesses that Nac. gets are fast food joints. I know, if I cant find it at walmart, I’ll have to go elsewhere to find it because Nac. wont have it. The mom and pop shops are nice but they only go so far. My advice to Nac. is to work on getting better places to shop and maybe adds such as “shop nac first” won’t be needed.
By: Lacey on December 26, 2008
at 5:22 am
Lacey,
Thanks for your comment. Every community – including Nacogdoches – needs to continually work on encouraging existing retailers to do their best. Secondly, we should and do welcome retail growth.
It is a challenge with multiple issues. Our demographics are well-known to national retailers. Some of these retailers are interested in certain levels of income and population.
As a community, we have to pursue the best retail match possible. Meanwhile, other economic development efforts that raise wage levels and employment numbers will also directly affect the interest retailers have in Nacogdoches.
Our local economic development organization – NEDCO – kicked off a retail development program recently. It is aimed at working with existing retailers, and pursuing new regional and national retailers. Those efforts have paid off already, and we look forward to more success stories in coming days.
I can assure you that any shortcomings in our retail scene are not because “Nacogdoches doesn’t want anything.”
As in any worthwhile endeavor, hard work will be our key to progress.
Thank you again for caring enough to comment.
By: shopnacfirst on December 27, 2008
at 6:58 pm
I have a lot to do in my day, my week, my month, etc., and frankly, I don’t drive out-of-town to go shopping. My teen-aged daughter and I have had fun shopping around town and visiting Nac’s different shops, from the department stores to the smaller, individually-owned stores.
We may enjoy finding unique items more than most folks, but finding cool, hand-crafted jewelry at Glass Castles, and unique clothing at our boutiques, like Adair Boutique, (my daughter loves going to maurices, too), is in a way, self-rewarding.
I’m a Liz Claiborne lover, so when I want to shop for Liz Claiborne clothing or a bag, I’ll go to Bealls or Belk. When I need to pick up a gift for my western-wear-loving dad, I’ll go to Baskins. When I need a number of cute gifts for the children I teach at church, I always find the perfect things at Trendy’s Unlimited. and I’ve learned that I can make my out-of-state friends jealous with my Heart of Texas gifts!
I hope everyone that has the chance to Shop Nac First will do it and will take in to consideration: there is a ton of cool, good, useful, name-brand, even enviable!, stuff here.
This Web site needs to be the place where our Nac merchants can list what they have, what they can acquire, and maybe a resource for the specific items they need to stock in their stores.
By: Kelly on December 31, 2008
at 9:12 pm