Shoot, thats where all the LEGO Shop at Home comes from right?  Just curious.  Probably not the demand there.

Population I guess.  Jackson is not that big.

I'm from MS and it's too rural. Not a town that could support one. I am shocked that Memphis does not have one as all of the LEGO is shipped out of Southaven, Ms which is like 10 miles from Memphis. Stinks for me. I have to drive like 5.5 hours to get to a LEGO store.

I'm sure they have their reasons.  Lego has some smart people working for them that makes those decisions.

Lego seems to want to be in classier, higher end malls in dense population areas that aren't stinkholes. Memphis, sorry, but you're a stinkhole.    On my side of the country they didn't put one in Oakland or Stockton, either. Stinkholes.

 

If you look at their target buying audience for expensive sets - rich people, nearly-rich people, wannabe-rich people, collectors who would rather have the newest Lego than pay the light bill, and parents well enough off to dote on their children and buy them pricey toys - you can see why they make a decision for this city and mall over that city and mall in most cases.

Lego storea are placed where there is demand for Lego sets and the profitability. There are a lot of Lego stores in highly populated areas like NYC and LA where there are millions of people are tourists. That being said, I only had a Lego store in close reach of where I live for about 1.5 years right now. Before then, I would have to drive about 500 miles to get to the nearest store, which was not an option. TLG chooses where they think Lego stores will be able to make a lot of money.

does anyone know of a LEGO store location ever closing?

does anyone know of a LEGO store location ever closing?

I compared a lost of Lego stores in the US in 2005 to the stores today. I found a few that did not show up on the list today. Looks like some may have closed.

MS is one of the poorest US states - which means that not many people would actually buy the product, unless a LEGO store is opened up in a middle-class neighborhood of Jackson which is possible since there are many.