Thanks for the invite, Mr. Mossey!!
Sorry you couldn't make it here.
It is a sad but true fact, that Smyrna citizens have to leave Smyrna to do many things. I spend time in Brookhaven, & even in this awful depression-like economy, the new Town Brookhaven is filling up w/ renters in their 'class A' ?? apartments & most storefronts are rented, including Flying Biscuit, an italian bistro, several bars & stores. A theater, Marshalls , Costco & L.A. Fitness, too. Then a few blocks away, the loft style , charming Brookhaven Village has J.Christophers, the Library & Verde. These are easily accessable, pedestian, walkable neighborhoods, w/ crosswalks, paths from the neighborhoods & high quality of life!
Dresden Drive is exactly what Concord Road should look like-- they have designed a smart, tree-lined, street parking storefront walkable neighborhood. Seems Concord is the ONLY road left in Smyrna that HASN'T yet been widened too much, to the point of no return. But it's comin'-- if we could just get some FACTUAL information of dates the asphalt is going to be poured along Concord!
You guys think wider roads, big giant gas stations & giant grocery stores are going to help save Smyrna???-- well all I can say,... keep watching the stores close, one by one!
I'm off to Sugar Shack on Peachtree!

I am so sad!!! I love Great Harvest Smyrna and will miss it greatly!!

Mary, as usual your comments prove that you care nothing for the wonderful City of Smyrna. If that's the point you're trying to make then, "Mission Accomplished". I'm with you Saralee, I will miss it greatly!

I don't even know what to say, but i'm going to try! It is sad to see a businesses close, Do I know why this business closed, nope sure don't. We do have a Struggling economy (Nation Wide) if some have not noticed ( Not condescending) Michelle and Rio, I know you get it. The fact is the city of Smyrna would love nothing more then Businesses stay open then close " it's not the cities fault either" it's Your fault Mary, how many times did your fuming little red truck go down to Creatwood, to buy baked goods from the Great Harvest Bread Company? I have been there a few times myself, I even have the butter knife they sold which is a great memory for me now! It's just another bitter event for your poor life in Smyrna, Because none of this happens anywhere else in the United States. And remember the raises our police and fire don't receive? it's because of you. You are tying up the courts, and might get your pay check from my tax dollars...And yes that is public info too I could post links if you like? oh and the person who was killed didn't happen in Smyrna! What a change of pace here. Thanks Mary for making the patch a great place! the Author of this article must love you! Sydney Busby! Thanks for your article, Some of us do care.

Yeah it stinks Smyrna lost another business, but let’s be honest. Great Harvest is a niche store with a niche market. Oh sure, some people in the area may have gone there frequently, but for a vast majority (myself included) it just wasn’t a place that would be sought out. I mean their main product is specialty bread. I can get bread, including specialty bread, at one of the grocery stores around town or McIntyre’s for way cheaper.

And when you run a niche operation like GH, you would almost have to put it in a high foot trafficked area i.e. a shopping complex like “The Avenues” or what Belmont Hills could possibly hopefully be one day. Locating it off a major thoroughfare, where it shares an entrance with a neighborhood, & in a small shopping center with few other tenants, is a huge gamble. Even in good times, in that location, it would be a tough sale.

I worked for the original Atlanta-based franchisee in downtown Roswell back in the summers of 1989 and 1990. Great product, but so niche that I have always been surprised when new franchisees pop up in Atlanta or other metros I visit. The Roswell owners also had a satellite location just off Marietta Square across the street from FUMC Marietta. We'd make the day's supply in the morning, and I'd drive their Astro van filled with breads, rolls, breadsticks, cookies, cinnamon rolls, and muffins to the Square. Both locations shuttered within a few years. And that economy was roaring compared to this one. Sad, but part of the business circle of life. I commend the owners for taking the risk. Hopefully their spirits rebound so they can attack their next project!

i live within walking distance of the smyrna great harvest and went many times. Great stuff and sad to see if go. As a marketer, I always found the store hours odd. Sunday is probably the day a bakery can best introduce itself to the most people, but it was closed. these days, you can't close your doors and work the hours that folks did 10 or 20 years ago. if the competition is open, you need to be open.