Eight Retailers That Will Close the Most Stores

Foxrac said:
Yup, also your area should be lucky because of no Walmart and Walmart did destroyed the small businesses in my area.
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we have 2 walmarts in here
 
I was shopping for cameras. I compared prices at Target, Best Buy, and online. Online ones were the best deals. I'm sure other people have thought of this before me. Also, many of those places in Chicago does not have parking. It must be hard to get business if there are no parking.

Great opportunity to help small businesses :).
 
jiro said:
i don't consider these stores as "local stores". These chain stores are killing local stores, not internet.

More and more local stores are using internet and they're doing very well. In fact, it's doing so well that they had to hire more workers to keep up with internet orders. For example - Paul Bond Boots | custom cowboy boots - paulbondboots.com has grown very well and profitable in arizona - all thanks to internet.

Plus - many locals say they rather pay a little more at local stores than buying it cheap from chain store or online because of excellent customer service... Which is what i do.
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You know what's wrong with this country? It's too dang big. Everyone's experiences are vastly different due to what part of the country they live in.

So let's remember that when reading other's experiences/opinions/etc.
 
LoveBlue said:
You know what's wrong with this country? It's too dang big. Everyone's experiences are vastly different due to what part of the country they live in.

So let's remember that when reading other's experiences/opinions/etc.
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I love that it's so big.

All sorts of different states and different approaches. All sorts of ways of testing whether a law or approach works. If people don't like it, they move to another state that they think is more favorable.

Makes it tougher for onerous laws to ossify.

Just look at marijuana legalization. For years the Feds have dragged their feet on what "The People" want. And certainly, what "The People" want has been different from state to state.

But now we have many states that are tired of waiting for the Feds and they have introduced various stages of marijuana legalization. It's to the point where Fed enforcement in California is mostly a token effort.

It's possible that within 15 years we'll see marijuana legalization across the board on the Federal level -- after it has already be done on the state level for the most part.

And that's one reason why I love how big this country is.

(I don't use marijuana -- it is just an example.)

My point as it relates to this thread is that it also applies to business and tax laws.
 
Foxrac said:
In here, we have too many Walmart Supercenter like more than 30 in 30 miles radius.
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When I was in Vegas recently, I noticed how there seemed to be a Walgreens on every block (in the residential areas). I thought this was odd, but then considered that perhaps they are placing a store for each area of a certain population density.
 
DeafBadger said:
I love that it's so big.

All sorts of different states and different approaches. All sorts of ways of testing whether a law or approach works. If people don't like it, they move to another state that they think is more favorable.

Makes it tougher for onerous laws to ossify.

Just look at marijuana legalization. For years the Feds have dragged their feet on what "The People" want. And certainly, what "The People" want has been different from state to state.

But now we have many states that are tired of waiting for the Feds and they have introduced various stages of marijuana legalization. It's to the point where Fed enforcement in California is mostly a token effort.

It's possible that within 15 years we'll see marijuana legalization across the board on the Federal level -- after it has already be done on the state level for the most part.

And that's one reason why I love how big this country is.

(I don't use marijuana -- it is just an example.)

My point as it relates to this thread is that it also applies to business and tax laws.
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I agree. I love the size of the country and there's so many places to go visit that one doesn't need to go out of the country. Now, if only I'd start visiting these places. :hmm:

I did finally get west of the Mississippi in the fall of 2011. But it took my daughter (and SIL) moving to Utah to give me a reason. Of course, money is a big reason why I haven't traveled much.

I'm planning a day trip to Boston this spring. It will be a little over a 1/2 day on the train (6+ hours each way) and a few hours in Boston (though may take an overnight train in one direction to allow more time in Boston). I've just always thought I'd like to say I've been to Boston and I love traveling by train, so, thought it would be something to do without having to pay hotel costs.
 
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